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by pramodpatil

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while executing batch file , I would like to take user input.

Choice.exe gives me single character. I need to take string

ask.exe sets Environment variable which is not suitable for my requirement as batch file will be executed on different machines.

I would like to use dos commands and not using windows scripting.

Thanks

-Pramod

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by johnm

If you can find an old copy of the Jamsa Utilities (mine came on three 5.25" floppies in a book called DOS Batch File Power by Kris Jamsa, published by SAMS) the READSTR.COM utility will read a complete string under DOS.

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