get text string from a ref.txt

[jamesfui]

hi dostips batch scripters,
do anyone know how to insert the text string from another file ex. ref.txt?
for example,

ref.txt
-----------content--------------
"c:\reports\source\"

----------end content-----------


copy.bat
------------code start-----------
@echo off
CD " ref.txt " <- get the upper 'text string' from ref.txt & insert it here!!
copy *.doc "d:\destination\"

-----------code end-------------

so that whenever i change the location of the source in ref.txt,
the copy.bat still works as my new location!!

thanks !!

[!k]

Code: Select all

@echo off
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%a in ("ref.txt") do cd /d "%%a"
copy *.doc "d:\destination"

[jamesfui]

hey

thanks!!! this script works just fine...!!!