Passing variable to script from file using DOS

[wally]

I've got a vbs script which reads argument and takes it as a variable i.e.

myscript.vbs /var:1

my script reads this as

StrMyvar = Wscript.Arguments.Named("var")

Is there any way of passing value to var from file in Linux it would look like this

myscript /var:`cat /path/to/file` what is the equivalent of this in DOS?

[Yzöwl]

To prevent non-functional or completely incorrect attempts at helping you with this problem, could you please try to explain a little better what it is you are trying to do and achieve.

[wally]

Hi, thanks for response.

Let's say I've got a file called myfile with 1 line written in it:

c:\windows

Is there any way of calling dos cd comman and pass that line from the file so result would be

cd c:\windows

?

Thanks for your help

[jaclaz]

Hi, thanks for response.

Let's say I've got a file called myfile with 1 line written in it:

c:\windows

Is there any way of calling dos cd comman and pass that line from the file so result would be

cd c:\windows

?

Thanks for your help

For /F %%A in (myfile.txt) DO cd %%A

Though it would be easier to write the whole line:

cd c:\windows

to a file, give it the .bat or .cmd extension and START it.

jaclaz

[wally]

Hey thanks for reply, I tried below:

C:\>type h:\file

c:\windows

C:\>For /F %%A in (h:\file) DO cd %%A

%%A was unexpected at this time.

no joy... Can you help please?

[wally]

FOR /F %i in (file) do cd %i

worked!

cheers

[jaclaz]

Yes, you use single percentage sign % in command prompt and double %% in batches, I assumed you would have scripted it.

jaclaz