Set the value of a variable with the result of a command in a Windows batch file [duplicate]

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To do what Jesse describes, from a Windows batch file you will need to write:

for /f "delims=" %%a in ('ver') do @set foobar=%%a

But, I instead suggest using Cygwin on your Windows system if you are used to Unix-type scripting.

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