Variable and installation

[nerd]

Hi, I am wanting to install a program into few hundreds computer.

My batch command at the moment includes copying the file from my local drive over the network computers and auto installation with psexec. Each installation takes around 2 minutes.

I am having an idea to just copy and paste all the IPs to a variable in a particular file, lets call it ABC. The batch file will call for the variable from ABC. Is there a way for me to just copy and paste all this IP under a variable without myself naming each variable? Thanks.

[aGerman]

Think you could use a FOR loop to read the file. So you can use allways the same variable fo each iteration.
ABC.txt

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123.456.234.567
345.678.456.789

batch file

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@echo off &setlocal
for /f %%a in (ABC.txt) do (
  set "IPaddr=%%a"
  call :proc
)
pause
goto :eof

:: ~~~~~~~~
:proc
echo %IPaddr%
goto :eof

Place your stuff in subroutine :proc.

Regards
aGerman

[nerd]

Thanks for your help

[nerd]

I am trying to set different variables in a file (abc.txt)

set file1=c:\file2.exe
set file2=c:\file1.exe

How do I call for different variables (%file1%, %file2%) from abc.txt?

[aGerman]

This way?

ABC.txt

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set file1=c:\file2.exe
set file2=c:\file1.exe

Batch file:

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@echo off &setlocal
for /f "delims=" %%a in (ABC.txt) do %%a

echo %file1%
echo %file2%
pause

[Edit: SET removed /]

Regards
aGerman

[nerd]

Thanks aGerman, your a god send