Hi, I am looking for a way to SEARCH+REPLACE a string between two XML tags (see below), with a different string, using DOS BATCH.

Scenario: I have a .XML file (exported from TaskSched) that has the following lines:
Code: [Select] <UserId>COMPUTERNAME\USERNAME</UserId>Code: [Select] <Actions Context="Author">
<Exec>
<Command>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename1.bat</Command>
<WorkingDirectory>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
<Exec>
<Command>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename2.bat</Command>
<WorkingDirectory>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
</Actions>Of note, the following things need to be changed:
COMPUTERNAME\USERNAME with variable values contained in %COMPUTERNAME% and %USERNAME% ,
and the drive letter (in this case D ) to whatever the current drive letter is that the BATCH is executed from, for example C.You would be better off not using batch, because this is impossible in vanilla batch.Luigi, maybe you should restrict yourself to answering questions where you actually know something? Such an answer as that is 1. Unhelpful 2. Untrue. Using nothing but built-in batch commands, the task is easy.

1. Batch file

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set driveletter=%~d0
echo Batch LOCATED on drive %driveletter%
echo Computer name %computername%
echo User name %username%
if exist output.xml DEL output.xml
for /f "delims=" %%A in (input.xml) do (
set thisline=%%A
set "newline=!thisline:COMPUTERNAME\USERNAME=%computername%\%username%!"
set "newline=!newline:D:\=%driveletter%\!"
echo Input !thisline!
echo Output !newline!
echo !newline! >> output.xml
echo.
)
echo Complete
Pause


2. Input.xml

<UserId>COMPUTERNAME\USERNAME</UserId>
<Actions Context="Author">
<Exec>
<Command>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename1.bat</Command>
<WorkingDirectory>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
<Exec>
<Command>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename2.bat</Command>
<WorkingDirectory>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
</Actions>

3. Output.xml

<UserId>PEGASUS\user901</UserId>
<Actions Context="Author
<Exec>
<Command>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename1.bat</Command>
<WorkingDirectory>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
<Exec>
<Command>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename2.bat</Command>
<WorkingDirectory>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
</Actions>

4. Batch console display

Batch located on drive C:
Computer name PEGASUS
User name user901
Input <UserId>COMPUTERNAME\USERNAME</UserId>
Output <UserId>PEGASUS\user901</UserId>

Input <Actions Context="Author">
Output <Actions Context="Author

Input <Exec>
Output <Exec>

Input <Command>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename1.bat</Command>
Output <Command>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename1.bat</Command>

Input <WorkingDirectory>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
Output <WorkingDirectory>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>

Input </Exec>
Output </Exec>

Input <Exec>
Output <Exec>

Input <Command>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename2.bat</Command>
Output <Command>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2\filename2.bat</Command>

Input <WorkingDirectory>D:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>
Output <WorkingDirectory>C:\subfolder1\subfolder2</WorkingDirectory>

Input </Exec>
Output </Exec>

Input </Actions>
Output </Actions>

Complete
Press any key to continue . . .Quote from: Luigi master on June 28, 2016, 10:06:42 AM

You would be better off not using batch, because this is impossible in vanilla batch.

Scenario: I have a .XML file (exported from TaskSched) that has the following lines:
Code: [Select] <UserId>COMPUTERNAME\USERNAME</UserId>