Save the result of a command in variable, Windows batch

Question

I am trying to write a batch script that saves the result of a command in a variable. so I can use it later.

For example I am tryin to run this on the script: sc queryex "Service" |find /i "pid"

but I want to save this result in a variable.

set PIDRS=sc queryex "Themes" |find /i "pid"
ECHO "%PIDRS%

Any Ideas?

duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/108439/how-do-i-get-the-result-of-a-command-in-a-variable-in-windows — npocmaka, Oct 19 '15 at 14:06

npocmaka · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-19T14:13:07.447

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for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%# in ('sc queryex "Themes" ^|find /i "pid"') do set "PIDRS=%%#"
echo %PIDRS%

This will set the entire line to PIDRS

here's how to get only the pid:

@echo off

set "rspid="
for /f "skip=9 tokens=2 delims=:" %%# in ('sc queryex "Themes"') do (
  if not defined rspid set /a rspid=%%#
)

the second does not use additional FIND which in theory should make it faster.

edited Oct 19 '15 at 14:13

answered Oct 19 '15 at 14:07

npocmaka

3

`skip=9` fails for a stopped service, leads to `Missing operand` error. I'd use (from command line) `for /F "tokens=1* delims=: " %# in ('sc queryex "Themes"') do @if /I "%#"=="PID" set /A "rspid=%$"` – JosefZ Oct 19 '15 at 16:57
@eranotzap it will be assigned to variable `rspid`.You can get its value with `%rspid%` – npocmaka Apr 26 '16 at 07:21

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