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25} How can I quote with e.g. "> " an entire message?
Assume the following LFN-type test file: "My test file.txt"
line 1
line 2 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
line 3 <>
line 4 ""
line 6 Line 5 is empty!
line 7
line 8 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
line 9
A third party solution is to use G(nu)AWK or SED.
With
G(nu)AWK
@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
set myfile_=My test file.txt
for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%f in ("%myfile_%") do (
set myfile_=%%~sf)
gawk '{printf "
> %%s\n",$0}' "%myfile_%"
endlocal & goto :EOF
The output is
C:\_D\TEST>cmdfaq
> line 1
> line 2 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 3 <>
> line 4 ""
>
> line 6 Line 5 is empty!
> line 7
> line 8 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 9
The renaming to a SFN-format (
%%~sf) is
needed when the G(nu)AWK or SED versions originally assumed in this FAQ
are used.
But the output could also be
C:\_D\TEST>cmdfaq
This version of GAWK.EXE is not compatible with the version of Windows
you're running. Check your computer's system information to see
whether you need a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the
program
@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
rem With GnuWin32 (let's call it unxgawk)
rem Needed when run on e.g. 64-bit Windows 7/8
set myfile_=My test file.txt
unxgawk "{printf \"^> %%s\n\",$0}" "%myfile_%"
endlocal & goto :EOF
With SED
@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
set myfile_=My test file.txt
for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%f in ("%myfile_%") do (
set myfile_=%%~sf)
sed -e "s/^/> /" "%myfile_%"
endlocal & goto :EOF
Again, the output is
C:\_D\TEST>cmdfaq
> line 1
> line 2 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 3 <>
> line 4 ""
>
> line 6 Line 5 is empty!
> line 7
> line 8 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 9
A Visual Basic aided command line script solution also applies
(and gives exatcly the same output).
@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
::
:: Your message file
set myfile_=My test file.txt
::
:: Build a Visual Basic Script
set vbs_=%temp%\tmp$$$.vbs
set skip=
findstr "'%skip%VBS" "%~f0" > "%vbs_%"
::
:: Run it with Microsoft Windows Script Host Version 5.6
cscript //nologo "%vbs_%" "
> " < "%myfile_%"
::
:: Clean up
for %%f in ("%vbs_%") do if exist %%f del %%f
endlocal & goto :EOF
'
'............................................
'The Visual Basic Script
'
set n = WScript.Arguments 'VBS
quoteStr = n(0) 'VBS
Do While Not WScript.StdIn.AtEndOfStream 'VBS
str = WScript.StdIn.ReadLine 'VBS
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine
quoteStr & str 'VBS
Loop 'VBS
The output is
C:\_D\TEST>cmdfaq
> line 1
> line 2 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 3 <>
> line 4 ""
>
> line 6 Line 5 is empty!
> line 7
> line 8 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 9
The VBS-part in the above could also be abbreviated as
'
'............................................
'The Visual Basic Script
'
Do While Not WScript.StdIn.AtEndOfStream 'VBS
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine WScript.Arguments.Unnamed(0) & WScript.StdIn.ReadLine 'VBS
Loop 'VBS
How about a pure script?
@echo off & setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
::
:: Your parameters
set myfile_=My test file.txt
::
:: Use "> " as the quote character
for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%r in ('type "%myfile_%"') do (
echo
^> %%r)
endlocal & goto :EOF
The output is
> line 1
> line 2 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 3 <>
> line 4 ""
> line 6 Line 5 is empty!
> line 7
> line 8 &()[]{}^=;!'+,`~
> line 9
Note the difference. Line five, that is
the
empty line is skipped by the pure script.
Assorted NT/2000/XP/.. CMD.EXE Script Tricks
