Question

How do you use setlocal in a batch file? I am just learning scripting and would like it explained to me in very simple terms.

I have a script that stops and says < was unexpected at this time it may have something to do with not having any setlocal statements in the script.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13704223/how-do-you-use-setlocal-in-a-batch-file

Answer 1

You make the first line SETLOCAL. This example is from the linked article below:

rem *******Begin Comment**************
rem This program starts the superapp batch program on the network,
rem directs the output to a file, and displays the file
rem in Notepad.
rem *******End Comment**************
@echo off
setlocal
path=g:programssuperapp;%path%
call superapp>c:superapp.out
endlocal
start notepad c:superapp.out

The most frequent use of SETLOCAL is to turn on command extensions and allow delayed expansion of variables:

SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

For more info on SETLOCAL see the Command Line Reference at Microsoft TechNet.

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