Solve : Problem w/ Escape "^": cmd-line vs. batch?

1.	Solve : Problem w/ Escape "^": cmd-line vs. batch?
Answer» The SET command works at the interactive command line as I would like, but does not work the same when executed from TEST.BAT (see attached). How should I CHANGE the contents of TEST.BAT to obtain the same results as the command-line version? [attachment deleted by admin to conserve SPACE]In a batch file you need to double up the percent symbols if you need to escape them. The carrot will not do that for percent symbols.You can copy and paste from a CMD window - RIGHT click the title bar and see the Edit menu. Is this what you need? Code: [Select]ECHO off set "variable=%%word%%" echo "%variable%" pauseDo you need the information in the file? And do you prefer cmd or batch?

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