In the Batch file that i am writing, i use the the copy con command to write the TEXT to a file, that works fine. But how would i load this into a variable, do i NEED to use set? I do want to create and keep the file from the copy con command!

Please help.
Gavinhere is one i just wrote for you

copy con  %1

make the above your batch file.. for this example call it mywrit.bat
make sure it is in your path

let say you want to make yourself a file called dippy.txt

you would type mywrit  dippy.txt

you would type your message without word wrap
then to conclude you need to do a   ctrl  z after you skip a LINE when you have finished your note

actually you do not save any time this way.

i do not use copy con   but rather

echo   this is my text part   >dippy.txt

if i want to write an ADDITIONAL line

echo   this and other lines take a double arrow >>dippy.txt

personally i keep notepad in my tray and use it everyday with a CTRL C to copy highlighted text and then CTRL V
to paste it into notepad.

hope this helps