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Batch file reads in text file and replaces quotes with variables into new file?
I have customer Pizza lists that i have saved into 5 seperate txt files from my database in this format:
Filename = 25Percent.TXT
"555-1211"
"555-1212"
"555-1223"
... ect
Each list is a phone ...
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is there any tool that allows redirecting output to env variable in windows *.cmd script?
I mean to use it like this:
echo some data | this-tool-m-searching-for -vn myvariable
or
time | this-tool-m-searching-for -vn current_time
etc..
and then
echo %myvariable%
would produce some ...
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Variables List Windows 7 x64 [closed]
Are you haveing trouble with the Variable codes and does this help? When I was asking about this I could not find anything as specific other then this. I found this list and hope its helpful. I found ...
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Automatically scale MATLAB Variable Editor columns to fit content
In MATLAB R2011b, how can I scale the MATLAB Variable Editor columns to fit the longest value in each column? My matrices contain only 2-digit numbers, but each column (by default) fits over 10 ...
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Why unload variables in Windows batch files
Is it considered necessary or good practice to unload variables used in Windows batch files?
For example in the following code, is the set myFolder= at the end necessary?
@echo off
set ...
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Assigning values to Variable variables
I'm having troubles with a for loop, similar to below:
for VARIABLE in alpha bravo charlie; do
$VARIABLE=`sed -n '/$VARIABLE/s///gp;' $FILE`
done
$FILE might contain something like
alpha sandy
...
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Duplication of windows Environment Variables
When i try to add PATH variable existing path variables are duplicating.
Below command I am using to add the system variables permanently.
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session ...
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Finding where a variable or object was declared Netbeans
In Netbeans PHP if you control + mouse1 click on an object or variable it will go to the initial declaration, if it's in the same script.
But is there any way to make it go to the initial declaration ...
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Getting fcron and RVM work together
I'm trying to make RVM and fcron work together. Apparently fcron does not read directly or indirectly any sort of env variables. Which makes RVM futile and scripts fail.
I have this script which ...
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Get file version from Windows command line for use in a variable?
Any idea how to grab the file version/product version from a file on the Windows 7 command line, to be used in a variable in a .bat file?
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How do I add “input” to my macro, to replace text in Notepad++?
I'm trying to make a macro with an 'input' pop-up dialog that synergizes with the replace feature. It should go something like: "Paste text->ask for input->replace variable in pasted text with input ...
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tilde expansion fails when running “cd -” in bash
Recently I find I can't use cd - to go back to last directory sometimes. It gives the error of -bash: cd: ~/whatever_dir: No such file or directory. A closer look shows that the error only happens if ...
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Linux change environmental variables without rebooting for all shells
I am using Fedora 14 and I changed my hostname in /etc/sysconfig/network and by using the hostname command. The shell prompts correctly display the new hostname. However the terminal titles still ...
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Recursively add directory to $PATH variable
Is it possible to recursively add a directory to my $PATH variable? Let's say I have a directory structure like the following:
/usr/local/bin
- /nodejs-x.x
- /redis-x.x
- /mongodb-x-x
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How to set the arithmetic precision in “set” batch files variables?
How do I set a precision to the SET arithmetic operation on divisions?
eg. SET /A t=3/4
But that gives result as '0' and not '0.75' ( I want at least 2 decimal places )
Or is there any other ...
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Shell: Save value in a variable, not the command
I'd like to save my current directory into a value.
I do it like this
dir=`dirname $0`
But when I now change the directory and use this variable, it seems that the expression gets evaluated anew.
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PowerShell - environment vars - differentiating between user and system vars
How can I display environment variables in PowerShell, and be able to distinguish between which ones are "user" vars and which ones are "system" vars?
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How to extract environment variables from system restore point, Windows 7 64-bit
Recently a (badly written) piece of software erased my PATH variable. I've been installing software for years and recovering every single entry would be cumbersome. An even more cumbersome solution ...
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What is $* and $# in Linux?
What do the following environment variables in Linux mean?
What is $* (dollar sign followed by an asterisk)?
What is $# (dollar sign next to a hash mark/number sign/octothorpe/pound sign)?
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How to get LAN ip to a variable in a Windows batch file
I'm streaming audio from my Windows 7 laptop to a sound card attached to a router. I have a little batch script to start streaming.
REM Kill any instances of vlc
taskkill /im vlc.exe
"c:\Program ...
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microsoft word variables across documents
Perhaps I'm just not Googling properly or not sure of exactly what I'm looking for, but I want to have global variables across multiple Microsoft Word documents. I also want to be able to update the ...
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Prevent users from being able to change JavaScript variables
Is it possible somehow to prevent users from being able to change JavaScript variables, trough the address bar or with programs like FireBug?
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xargs command works on ubuntu, but not mac
I have the following line of code that I use to update my personal date variable in my projects to today's current date. This line works in Ubuntu's terminal, but the Mac terminal seems to be far ...
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Highlight identical strings in vi(m)
One feature of Notepad++, which I find really useful and haven't found elsewhere, is the highlighting of other text that is identical to the one currently selected.
Is there something similar ...
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How do I get Vim home directory?
I wanted to set the VIMHOME variable this way (common to Windows and Linux),
let $VIMHOME=expand("%:p")."/..",
so that VIMHOME is "~/.vim" in Linux or "path/to/vimfiles" in Windows.
I put this in ...
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How do I set $ variables in unix?
For example there is a long path that I cd to very often. How do I store the path in a variable so that I can use it everytime?
For example: I wan to be able to do this
cd $path
instead of
cd ...
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Color variables in photoshop?
I'm doing a lot of website design and I'm looking for a feature that would allow me to set the main colors of website in variables and use the variables in color overlays and such.
It would make ...
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Do I need more RAM for programming if I switch to a 64 Bit OS?
Given that today (for performance reasons?) variables are usually aligned to the "bit-width" (I wanted to use "word-width" here, but on x86 a "word" is still 16 bits right?) of the processor, would ...
