batch: how to echo number to a file

[John Doe]

Hi,

I came across such interesting problem.

This doesn't work as expexted, settngs.ini holds only first line, second line is *not* echoed there:
echo # whatever>settings.ini
echo --max-time 2>>settings.ini

This works fine, but there is redundant " " after 2 in settings ini:
echo # whatever>settings.ini
echo --max-time 2 >>settings.ini

So it looks like echo cannot write to files, when the line is ending with number :-( In windows 98, there
wasn't such a problem (AFAIK).

Could you give me any advice how I can output line ending with a number to a file, but witout redundant
" " after the number? Thank you.

With regards, John.

 

[John John - MVP]

I'm not exactly sure what it is that you are trying to do but maybe you
should be using the TYPE command instead of Echo.

John

 

[John Doe]

I'm not exactly sure what it is that you are trying to do but maybe
you should be using the TYPE command instead of Echo.

John

I'm trying to create a config file from a batch file (with different parameters on each pass, but it is not
really important here). Type cannot be used in here, because type will output content from file, I have to
output a string from a batch, which is echo for.

Anyone other?

 

[chieclasat]

You can use this:

set value=2
echo # whatever>settings.ini
echo --max-time !value!>>settings.ini
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Regards.