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jshbrntt
jshbrntt

Reputation: 5394

Passing options via batch to command line tool?

Say I have an XML file.

<!-- File: "java.xml" -->
<java>
    <classpath>C:\path\to\my\classes\</classpath>
</java>

or

// File: "java.txt"
C:\path\to\my\classes\
C:\path\to\something\else\
C:\an\other\command\line\argument\

Is it possible to have a batch file to read a XML file or even something as simple as just an ordered list of strings in a text file separated by new lines \n. Then call a global command line tool such as java and pass it arguments found in the example file java.xml.

C:\Users>java -classpath C:\path\to\my\classes\

Upvotes: 0

Views: 302

Answers (1)

jshbrntt
jshbrntt

Reputation: 5394

Managed to work it out in the end using stuff I found here:

"java.txt"

C:\path\to\my\classes

"java.bat"

@echo off
setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set vidx=0
for /F "tokens=*" %%A in (Presets/Scripts/java.txt) do (
    SET /A vidx=!vidx! + 1
    set var!vidx!=%%A
)
set var

java -classpath %var1%

pause

Upvotes: 1

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