wmic variables from txt file

Question

I'm trying to get the output of the WMIC command to assign variables to each line.

I'm trying to get the out put to look like this:

1 first program installed

2 second program installed

3 third program installed

4 fourth program installed

5 ...etc

@Echo off

wmic /output:file.txt product get name /format:csv

rem wmic product get name

@Echo Off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
Set n=

Set _InputFile=c:\users\jorge\desktop\file.txt
For /F "tokens=*" %%I IN (%_InputFile%) DO (
Set /a n+=1
Set _var!n!=%%I
)
:: This line will display the variables just assigned
:: For testing only, delete when not needed
Set _
EndLocal

pause

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 14 '12 at 22:43

This won't work because wmic will give you Unicode file that for /f can not read (see here). Workaround is to use ('type file') instead:

@Echo off

:: not really need a csv here...
wmic /output:file.txt product get name /format:table

Set n=0
:: Suggest to use internal call :label rather than delayed expansion
For /F "tokens=* skip=1 delims=" %%I IN ('type file.txt') DO @call :Assign %%I
Set _
pause
goto :EOF

    :Assign
    Set /a n+=1
    Set _var%n% = %*
    goto :EOF

wmic variables from txt file

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