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Alejandro Suarez
Alejandro Suarez

Reputation: 168

Split own filename and assign specific parts to variables in a batch script

thanks in advance for any help offered.

I have a batch file from which name i want to use parts and assign them as variables. Using the for /f with delims i was able to do something like it but i have to rename the file to a different scheme than what i need. Se here is what i have:

-Current filename: WHID-PRT-MFP-3, NORTH EAST OFFICE.bat

SET getname=%~n0

for /f "tokens=1 delims=-" %%G IN ("%getname%") DO (SET siteid=%%G)

for /f "tokens=1 delims=," %%E IN ("%getname%") DO (SET name=%%E) 

SET printername=%name%

SET servername=Server-%siteid%-01

OK, so that seems to work ok and im able to get the parts i need from the file name and assign them to variable so that %name%=WHID-PRT-MFP-3 and %siteid%=WHID

Now my dilema is that i need the file name to be: NORTH EAST OFFICE, WHID-PRT-MFP-3.bat So I've been trying to get the entire line behind the comma(WHID-PRT-MFP-3) to a variable and the first item in dashes(WHID) to another variable, same as the example above, but cant figure it out. This will be used with several names so not only as the example shown i could have shorter or longer names for both parts, say: WHID-PRT-1, OFFICE 1

Any ideas are welcome.

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 70

Answers (2)

woxxom
woxxom

Reputation: 73526

NORTH EAST OFFICE, WHID-PRT-MFP-3.bat:

SET getname=%~n0

rem split at comma
for /f "tokens=2 delims=," %%E IN ("%getname%") DO (

    rem trim space after comma
    for /f "tokens=*" %%S IN ("%%E") DO SET name=%%S

    rem get word before hyphen and strip leading space
    for /f "tokens=1 delims=- " %%S IN ("%%E") DO set siteid=%%S
)

SET printername=%name%
SET servername=Server-%siteid%-01

Upvotes: 1

Loïc MICHEL
Loïc MICHEL

Reputation: 26120

for /f  "tokens=1,2 delims=,." %%i in ("WHID-PRT-MFP-3, NORTH EAST OFFICE.bat") do set newname=%%j,%%i.bat

Upvotes: 0

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