How Extract Value between Parethesis

I need to extract the value between parentheses into a variable, I am not sure if there an easy way to do it.

STRING="QMNAME(testqm)   STATUS(Running)"

How can I get the following:
        var1=testqm
        var2=Running

This must be done in DOS only....

Thx

I am hoping you mean NT family command prompt & not real MS-DOS...

1. Batch code

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@echo off
set STRING="QMNAME(testqm)   STATUS(Running)"
for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=()" %%A in (%string%) do (
set var1=%%B
set var2=%%D
)
echo var1=%var1%
echo var2=%var2%

2. Output

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var1=testqm
var2=Running

you can use vbscript

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Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objArgs = WScript.Arguments
str1 = objArgs(0)
s=Split(str1,")")
For i=LBound(s) To UBound(s)
c=InStr(s(i),"(")
If c > 0 Then
WScript.Echo Mid(s(i),c+1)
End If
Next

save as test.vbs and on command line:

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C:\test>cscript /nologo test.vbs "QMNAME(testqm)   STATUS(Running) BLAH(blah blah) "
testqm
Running
blah blah


what tool are you using to display running process status?

I need to extract the value between parentheses into a variable, I am not sure if there an easy way to do it.

STRING="QMNAME(testqm)   STATUS(Running)"

How can I get the following:
        var1=testqm
        var2=Running

This must be done with Batch only....

Thx

There is no doubt that the batch solution is much better than the the VBS attempt above. Plus Et_Phone, the original poster, requested Batch.

VBS needs a board of its own.

p.s.:  VBS failed to assign testqm  and running to variables.

Casper failed to read instructions from  the original poster?

There is no doubt that the batch solution is much better than the the VBS attempt above. Plus Et_Phone, the original poster, requested Batch.

no, you lost soul. the vbscript gets all text between parenthesis , no matter how many.  The batch only gets 2nd and 4th.

VBS needs a board of its own.

tell that to the administrator of the site.

p.s.:  VBS failed to assign testqm  and running to variables.

trivial trivial. you are always harping on trivial things. you sound like a woman to me.

Casper failed to read instructions from  the original poster?

the OP says DOS only, which i will assume he meant cmd.exe , so until he says "i don't need a vbscript", i will still keep posting vbscript solutions.. so what you gonna do about it ? go suck a thumb

Salmon Trout, thanks for the response, I never realize that with DELIM, one can specify more than one expression.

Thanks to all for your response.  The reason I did not ask for VBScript, its because none of my servers have VB on it....

its because none of my servers have VB on it....

its vbscript, not VB.!! what windows server version are you running ?