Solve : Batch file string / text processing query?

1.	Solve : Batch file string / text processing query?
Answer» Can ANYONE tell me how to extract some information contained in a text FILE called dircount.txt and place it in an environment variable ? I want to be able to extract the number 5 from the text file contents as shown below. I want to do this using DOS batch files. The file contents of dircount.txt is as follows; ---------- DIRLIST.TXT: 5 Which version of DOS or Windows are you using. Win NT,2K,Xp has for /F The other versions don´t don´t have the /f switch. (I guess, CORRECT me if I am wrong). uliSorry for omitting that information. I am using Windows 98 - DOS cheers This filters the third column and brings it in %var%. Works with NT4. If it isn´t working in Win98 I can´t help. uli @Echo off set file=test.txt For /f "tokens=1-3 delims= " %%a in ('type %file%') do set var=%%c set file= set var= :eof

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