How to extract part of a string between 2 delimiters, in Windows batch file?
I have a variable length string starting with START and ending with END as delimiters.
I want to extract the string between START and END.
I tried doing
SET _result=%String:~6,-4%
ECHO %_result%
Its removing the first 5 characters but not the last 3 characters as I want.
Suppose, _result=STARTblahblahblahEND
I am getting the output as blahblahblahEND
What I want is:-
blahblahblah
windows command-line batch batch-file cmd.exe
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
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I have a variable length string starting with START and ending with END as delimiters.
I want to extract the string between START and END.
I tried doing
SET _result=%String:~6,-4%
ECHO %_result%
Its removing the first 5 characters but not the last 3 characters as I want.
Suppose, _result=STARTblahblahblahEND
I am getting the output as blahblahblahEND
What I want is:-
blahblahblah
windows command-line batch batch-file cmd.exe
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
1112
take a look at this post: stackoverflow.com/questions/36630524/…
– Mark Deven
Sep 1 '18 at 19:48
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I have a variable length string starting with START and ending with END as delimiters.
I want to extract the string between START and END.
I tried doing
SET _result=%String:~6,-4%
ECHO %_result%
Its removing the first 5 characters but not the last 3 characters as I want.
Suppose, _result=STARTblahblahblahEND
I am getting the output as blahblahblahEND
What I want is:-
blahblahblah
windows command-line batch batch-file cmd.exe
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
1112
I have a variable length string starting with START and ending with END as delimiters.
I want to extract the string between START and END.
I tried doing
SET _result=%String:~6,-4%
ECHO %_result%
Its removing the first 5 characters but not the last 3 characters as I want.
Suppose, _result=STARTblahblahblahEND
I am getting the output as blahblahblahEND
What I want is:-
blahblahblah
windows command-line batch batch-file cmd.exe
windows command-line batch batch-file cmd.exe
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
1112
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
1112
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
1112
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
1112
asked Jan 17 '14 at 11:27
DevanshuDevanshu
1112
1112
take a look at this post: stackoverflow.com/questions/36630524/…
– Mark Deven
Sep 1 '18 at 19:48
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take a look at this post: stackoverflow.com/questions/36630524/…
– Mark Deven
Sep 1 '18 at 19:48
take a look at this post: stackoverflow.com/questions/36630524/…
– Mark Deven
Sep 1 '18 at 19:48
take a look at this post: stackoverflow.com/questions/36630524/…
– Mark Deven
Sep 1 '18 at 19:48
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You could use the substring options. Would something like the below work?
SET TEXT=STARTblahblahblahEND
SET SUBSTRING=%TEXT:~5,-3%
echo %SUBSTRING%
answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
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Or switch to PowerShell ;)
– Julian Knight
Jan 17 '14 at 17:32
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You could use the substring options. Would something like the below work?
SET TEXT=STARTblahblahblahEND
SET SUBSTRING=%TEXT:~5,-3%
echo %SUBSTRING%
answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
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Or switch to PowerShell ;)
– Julian Knight
Jan 17 '14 at 17:32
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You could use the substring options. Would something like the below work?
SET TEXT=STARTblahblahblahEND
SET SUBSTRING=%TEXT:~5,-3%
echo %SUBSTRING%
answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
21417
Or switch to PowerShell ;)
– Julian Knight
Jan 17 '14 at 17:32
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You could use the substring options. Would something like the below work?
SET TEXT=STARTblahblahblahEND
SET SUBSTRING=%TEXT:~5,-3%
echo %SUBSTRING%
answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
21417
You could use the substring options. Would something like the below work?
SET TEXT=STARTblahblahblahEND
SET SUBSTRING=%TEXT:~5,-3%
echo %SUBSTRING%
answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
21417
answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
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answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
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answered Jan 17 '14 at 12:34
Mark WyldeMark Wylde
21417
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Or switch to PowerShell ;)
– Julian Knight
Jan 17 '14 at 17:32
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Or switch to PowerShell ;)
– Julian Knight
Jan 17 '14 at 17:32
Or switch to PowerShell ;)
– Julian Knight
Jan 17 '14 at 17:32
Or switch to PowerShell ;)
– Julian Knight
Jan 17 '14 at 17:32
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take a look at this post: stackoverflow.com/questions/36630524/…
– Mark Deven
Sep 1 '18 at 19:48