Return cscript output to batch

Question

My batch script is performing an HTTP request by using CScript with Javascript syntax like in my example.

Using this approach (also seen here) and some help on escaping i tried the following:

@if (@This==@IsBatch) @then
@echo off
rem **** batch zone *********************************************************
    setlocal enableextensions EnableDelayedExpansion

    set OWNPATH="%~dpnx0"

    if not "%~11"=="" (
        FOR /F "usebackq tokens=*" %%r in (`cscript //E:JScript %OWNPATH%`) DO SET RESULT=%%r
        ECHO %RESULT%
    )

    exit /b

@end
// **** JScript zone *****************************************************
// Instantiate the needed component to make url queries
var http = WScript.CreateObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP.6.0');

// perform request
var requestURL = "http://myserver/api";

// Make the request 
http.open("GET", requestUrl, false);
http.send();

WScript.Echo(http.ResponseText);

// All done. Exit
WScript.Quit(0);

Unfortunately i get a message that "ECHO is off." and not the string in %RESULT%.

The script is run on a Windows 2008 R2 server.

you need [delayed expansion](http://stackoverflow.com/a/30284028/2152082) — Stephan, Apr 26 '17 at 15:05
Possible duplicate of [Variables in batch not behaving as expected](http://stackoverflow.com/q/30282784/692942) — user692942, Apr 26 '17 at 15:55

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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Thanks to @Stephan it works when using

echo !RESULT!

due to the delayed expansion

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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