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Uhujkill
Uhujkill

Reputation: 89

Pipe result of find into variable

I am wanting to transfer the result of a find command into a variable named 'String3', as below;

Set String3=0

for /L %%i in (1,1,%index%) do 
echo !URL[%%i]! | find /I "%String3Search%">nul | ( !String3! )

However i get the following error;

The syntax of the command is incorrect.

The index contains the number of open websites within Internet Explorer. So the find is determining if the 'String3Search' exists.

Where am i going wrong here?

Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 97

Answers (1)

Squashman
Squashman

Reputation: 14300

You can use a FOR /F command to capture the result of other commands you are running. Also note the use of parentheses.

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
Set "String3=0"
set "String3Search=findme"

for /L %%i in (1,1,%index%) do ( 
    FOR /F "delims=" %%G IN ('echo !URL[%%i]! ^| find /I "%String3Search%"') DO (
        set "String3=%%G"
    )
)

Upvotes: 1

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