Batch: echo some text and read the rest of the line

Question

I've got

echo sometext
set /p s=

but it will output the following:

sometext
*will read this line*

and I want it to be in the same line like this:

sometext *will read the rest of the line*

but HOW?

Answer 1

You should initialize the input variable and put the double quotes on the right place:

SET "s="
SET /P "s=sometext> "

Answer 2

This:

SET /P s="sometext "

Will print sometext and place the prompt right after the text.