How to read file contents into a variable in a batch file?

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Read file contents into a variable:

for /f "delims=" %%x in (version.txt) do set Build=%%x

or

set /p Build=<version.txt

Both will act the same with only a single line in the file, for more lines the for variant will put the last line into the variable, while set /p will use the first.

Using the variable – just like any other environment variable – it is one, after all:

%Build%

So to check for existence:

if exist \\fileserver\myapp\releasedocs\%Build%.doc ...

Although it may well be that no UNC paths are allowed there. Can’t test this right now but keep this in mind.

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