From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 05/06/2016 04:12 PM, Harlan Grove wrote:   
   > T wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> I found this in my notes.  Is there a less complicated method?   
   > ...   
   >> For /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (out.txt) do set myvar=%%a   
   >> echo %myvar%   
   >   
   > The only other way to do this involves using an outside command to write   
   >   
   > set myvar=   
   >   
   > to a file without a newline at the end, then append out.txt to that file,   
   then call that file as a batch file. If the other file were subproc.bat, the   
   command to run it would be   
   >   
   > call subproc.bat   
   >   
   > Without call, the first batch file would effectively end and subproc.bat   
   replace it.   
   >   
      
   Thank you!   
      
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