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On Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:21:11 -0700
T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 4/25/26 17:51, Java Jive wrote:

On 2026-04-26 00:39, T wrote:

On 4/25/26 16:08, Java Jive wrote:

On 2026-04-25 13:08, T wrote:

Assigning variable from call in Batch call drive
me crazy.-a It is STUPID.

And the relevance to your OP and my reply is?

I was following up on the "for" command you mentioned.

And since assigning a returned value to a variable is
bizarre, I included how to do it.

The relevance is that I was building on what you
had added.-a I though you raised a good point.

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I copied it down in my keeper and added the following:

rem Switch to a known code page (CHCP command)
CHCP 1252
FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1-4" %%A IN (`CHCP`) DO (
SET _CP=%%D
)
REM Restore original code page
CHCP %_CP%

Note: you really only need tokens=4 since you're only
grabbing the last value

and

Without usebackq (default behavior)
'command' raA runs a command
"file name" raA treated as a file name (only works cleanly without spaces)

With usebackq
`command` raA runs a command
'file name' raA treated as a file name (even with spaces)
"literal string" raA treated as a plain string

THANK YOU!!!

Please note that amb is a much better fit for batch discussions; FU set
--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.
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