Windows Batch: Assign values from 1 character to another in a string to a variable

Question

I was wondering how to assign all the text from 1 point in a string to another point in the same string, to a variable.

For example:

set special=K
set string=don't_add_meKadd_meKdon't_add_me

I was just wondering how to "extract" the add_me and assign it to a variable.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '14 at 22:00

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You can use substrings to get the part of the string if you know exactly where in the string it is.

set string=don't_add_meKadd_meKdon't_add_me
set add_me_part=%string:~13,6%

Or, since it seems you're using K as a delimiter, you can use a for loop:

set string=don't_add_meKadd_meKdon't_add_me
for "delims=K" %%A in ("%string%") do set add_me_part=%%B

answered Dec 16 '14 at 22:00

SomethingDark

Thanks, this helped ALOT. One more question though - do you, or anyone else, know how to test to see if a string has a string/specific text in it? – Strictly No Lollygagging Dec 16 '14 at 22:18
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7005951/batch-file-find-if-substring-is-in-string-not-in-a-file – SomethingDark Dec 16 '14 at 22:19

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