So i'm trying to WRITE a batch file that will write "0| | |#start" into a file called &%plist%.list where %plist% is a previous input.

here is what i have so far:
Code: [Select]setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set pg=1
set plnum=1

echo 0 ^| ^| ^|#start >>^&%plist%.list

pause

:loop
cls
title Lemomusic :: Make Playlistpg %pg%
echo q Back Page
echo.
set a=1


for /f "tokens=1-2 delims=|" %%A in ($mp3lib.txt) do (
if %%A EQU %pg%!a! echo !a! %%B
if %%A EQU %pg%!a! set /a a+=1
)
echo.
echo p Next Page
echo m Done
echo.
echo.
echo.

pause
...

I am getting an error when I get to the line 'echo 0 ^| ^| ^|#start >>^&%plist%.list' where it says 'The handle could not be duplicated during redirection of handle 1'.
I tried changing the redirect value to 2 as well as 0, but they both gave the same error. Did I miss an escape character or do I need a DIFFERENT type of redirect? Thanks in advance.Why do you want to use an ampersand for the beginning of the file name?Here is a WORKAROUND - add a leading character and then rename it after the echo statement.

Code: [Select]@echo off
set plist=abc
>>"a&%plist%.list" echo 0 ^| ^| ^|#start

ren "a&%plist%.list" "&%plist%.list"
Quote from: Squashman on OCTOBER 13, 2012, 10:42:49 PM

Why do you want to use an ampersand for the beginning of the file name?

any character past $ on the number line will do. ($ are my batch files.)