Hi all

I am using the command


pkcs11-tool --module eTpkcs11.dll -L | findstr /v empty | findstr /b Slot > foo.txt


in a batch file. This writes the following into the txt file:


Slot 0 AKS ifdh 0


How can I store the result of the above command "pkcs.. ... Slot"> foo.txt
in quotes into a variable instead.

Also more importantly how can I extract x the number SLot x (in this case x=0) from this string.
Thanks guys..
findstr needs its search strings in quotes. Empty and slot in your case.

result of command OUTPUT...

for /f "delims==" %%V in (foo.txt) do set var=%%V

Try this to get the slot number

for /f "tokens=1,2 delims= " %%A in (foo.txt) do set num=%%B

Can I just say that I really hate that "foo" and "bar" stuff? Have done for years.


LOL sorry wont use em again.
Now that I Have this elusive slot number how can i return that value to the script thats calling this batch file. SHould i simply echo it or return it some how. Im not SURE how variables are passed around using batch programming.

THanksSlightly fuller demo of what I wrote before...

Quote

@echo off

REM (1) create test file
echo Slot 0 AKS ifdh 0 > test.txt

REM (2) get whole line into a variable...
REM delimiters are start and end of line
for /f "delims==" %%V in (test.txt) do set line=%%V

REM (3) split the line into 5 tokens, delimiters being SPACES
REM multiple spaces count as one
REM shows how to select a particular TOKEN...

for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4,5 delims= " %%A in (test.txt) do (

REM Of course if you had already done (2) you could save a
REM file read and do this instead...
REM for /f "tokens=1,2,3,4,5 delims= " %%A in ("%line%") do (

set t1=%%A
set t2=%%B
set T3=%%C
set t4=%%D
set t5=%%E
)

REM see results
echo whole line...
echo %line%
echo.
echo the line split up...
echo %t1%
echo %t2%
echo %t3%
echo %t4%
echo %t5%

whole line...
Slot 0 AKS ifdh 0

the line split up...
Slot
0
AKS
ifdh
0

for /f "tokens=1,2, delims= " %%A in (temp.txt) do echo %%B > num.txt

for /f "delims==" %%A in (temp.txt) do set num=%%A