Use reg.exe to capture value in a variable for batch use?

Hi folks,
I'm trying to use reg.exe to capture the value from
the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName and put in into a
variable (so I can use it in a batch file)...but I can't
figure it out!!! Suggestions???

Thanks,
Craig

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:27:19 -0700, "Craig" <craigcaughlin@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>I'm trying to use reg.exe to capture the value from
>the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName and put in into a
>variable (so I can use it in a batch file)...but I can't
>figure it out!!! Suggestions???

With CMD.EXE, you can (this is crude):

v:\> for /f "tokens=3-7" %i in ('reg query
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v
ProductName') do @set zzz=%i %j %k %l %m

v:\> echo %zzz%
Microsoft Windows XP

This only works because the **last** line of REG's output contains the
desired info (SET is executed for every line of REG's output). I knew it
would be 3 tokens but allowed for a couple more anyway.

--
- Vince

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:27:19 -0700, "Craig" <craigcaughlin@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>I'm trying to use reg.exe to capture the value from
>the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>NT\CurrentVersion" /v ProductName and put in into a
>variable (so I can use it in a batch file)...but I can't
>figure it out!!! Suggestions???
>
>Thanks,
>Craig

The following is one line:

for /f "Skip=4 Tokens=2*" %%i in ('reg query
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v
ProductName') do set PN=%%j


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com