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used FOR /F %%a IN ('dir slx_opportunity*.txt /B') DO (SET thefilename=%%a).
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- 09 Apr 2008 22:31
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: DOS dir /B: want to store evaluated output
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- 09 Apr 2008 20:07
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: DOS dir /B: want to store evaluated output
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DOS dir /B: want to store evaluated output
Hi, I've got to write a batch file at work which renames a file (slx_callhistory*.txt) to slx_callhistory.txt, calls an external app, then renames slx_callhistory back to what it was originally the problem i'm having is, i'm doing a dir slx_callhistory*.txt /B, and trying to set this output in a var...