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return whole line that contains string

I have a text file, I'm creating a batch script that will search the text file for the word "<channels>" and return the entire line as a string.
I then want to trim <channels> and </channels> and any spaces from the string so I'm left with just the value inside the <channels> wrap.

I'd be very grateful for some help!

Bill Prew

Here's a small BAT that should do what you described, adjust the file names at the top and give it a try.

@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

set Infile=in.txt
set Outfile=out.txt

for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('find /i "<channels>" ^< "%Infile%"') do (
  set "line=%%A"
  set "line=!line:<channels>=!"
  set "line=!line:</channels>=!"
  call :Trim !line!
  echo [!Trim!]
)

:Trim
  set Trim=%*
  exit /b

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~bp

Steve Knight

depending upon whether there is anything else that could be o that line, or if line could split onto two lines I was going to use slightly simpler to use <> as delimeters? Looks like Bill has you an answer anyway though now.

steve

antonioking

ASKER

I'd like to set trim as variable I can use later in the script.
How would I do that with this script?
I've tried SET AUDIOCHANNELS = %TRIM% but it's always set to nothing.

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antonioking

ASKER

Thanks, works spot on!

Bill Prew

Great, glad that helped, thanks for the feedback.