Windows Batch: Set Variables from Text File

Question

Im currently looking for a method to set variables in a windows batch file from linkes in txt document.

So for example, if the text file reads:

http://website1.com
http://website2.com
http://website3.com

I can hopefully output them to variables in the batch. Example:

set var1="Line one of text file, ex: http://website1.com"
set var2="Line two of text file, ex :http://website2.com"
set var3="Line three of text file, ex: http://website3.com"

Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

As for your problem, I think you are going to find this hard from a bat file. Have you considered powershell, which *may* be easier? Which OS/Version are you actually using? — forsvarir, May 04 '11 at 16:19
Currently just Windows XP Pro at the moment. And any advice is greatly appreciated. :D — Dustin, May 04 '11 at 16:32

score 21 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 05 '13 at 06:13

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Here ya go! Have fun with this one.

(
set /p var1=
set /p var2=
set /p var3=
)<Filename.txt

Lands you with the same results!

answered Jan 05 '13 at 06:13

Navigatron

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Mucho grande divertida – illusivetech Jan 25 '18 at 21:40

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '11 at 16:33

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The FOR /F loop command can be used to read lines from a text file:

@echo off
setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set vidx=0
for /F "tokens=*" %%A in (sites.txt) do (
    SET /A vidx=!vidx! + 1
    set var!vidx!=%%A
)
set var

You end up with:

var1=http://website1.com
var2=http://website2.com
var3=http://website3.com

answered May 04 '11 at 16:33

Anders

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hi Anders, what if i want to take only website addrerss as out put? current output is "var1=http://website1.com" desired out put is "http://website1.com" – Kamlendra Sharma Feb 26 '17 at 05:55

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