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Keyword: SETVARO - Value from output

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:31 am

by YiMeng

Description

Set variable from command (shell) output.

Parameters

x: The variable name

y: The shell command

Usage

SETVARO x = y

SETVARO computername = hostname
- hostname is a windows command that outputs the current computer name, thus assigning the value to the variable computername

SETVARO math = set /a 100 + 1
- math will be assigned value 101 using the command line arithmetic operation

SETVARO DESKTOP = echo %HOMEPATH%\Desktop
FILEMON @@ >> ZIPFILE %FILE% >> %DESKTOP%\backup.zip
- %HOMEPATH% is a default environment variable in windows and it returns the user home path.
- %DESKTOP% will thus return user desktop path dynamically
- This script will save all current automation objects as a zip file to user desktop folder.