Batch file to split a string into multiple strings

[flytothemoon]

Hi. I need a script that will take a string and split it up by " %% " with no quotes. It would be very easy if you could output them on different lines (displayed).

Thank you in advance.

[Salmon Trout]

Please explain a bit more what you want, and preferably give an example of input and desired output.

[flytothemoon]

I want so that when I input "Hello %% Person %%"(no quotes) , it would give me the following:
Hello
Person

[Salmon Trout]

Will there always be 2 names?

[flytothemoon]

No. There is no way to tell.

[Salmon Trout]

Is it possible to use VBScript?

[flytothemoon]

I would prefer to have them as one file, but it is ok to use it.

Also, the input needs to come from the batch file.

[Salmon Trout]

Batch script that creates and runs VBscript in same folder

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@echo off
echo MyString=wscript.arguments(0)>splitter.vbs
echo MyArray = Split(MyString, "%%%%", -1, 1)>>splitter.vbs
echo last=UBound(MyArray)>>splitter.vbs
echo For j = 0 To last>>splitter.vbs
echo wscript.echo MyArray(j)>>splitter.vbs
echo Next>>splitter.vbs

REM Testing example string
REM note that a % sign is a control character in batch so needs to be escaped
REM by another % sign (i.e. doubled)

set Longstring=Cat%%%%Dog%%%%Horse%%%%Bird%%%%Fish%%%%Chicken

for /f "delims=" %%A in ( 'cscript //nologo splitter.vbs "%Longstring%" ' ) do echo %%A


REM at end of batch (if desired)
del splitter.vbs


[flytothemoon]

Thank you, but it just says "Echo is off".

[Salmon Trout]

Thank you, but it just says "Echo is off".

I ran this batch file...

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@echo off
echo MyString=wscript.arguments(0)>splitter.vbs
echo MyArray = Split(MyString, "%%%%", -1, 1)>>splitter.vbs
echo last=UBound(MyArray)>>splitter.vbs
echo For j = 0 To last>>splitter.vbs
echo wscript.echo MyArray(j)>>splitter.vbs
echo Next>>splitter.vbs
set Longstring=Cat%%%%Dog%%%%Horse%%%%Bird%%%%Fish%%%%Chicken
echo Longstring=%Longstring%
for /f "delims=" %%A in ( 'cscript //nologo splitter.vbs "%Longstring%" ' ) do echo %%A
del splitter.vbs

and this was the output...

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Longstring=Cat%%Dog%%Horse%%Bird%%Fish%%Chicken
Cat
Dog
Horse
Bird
Fish
Chicken

If you will show me the code you have used I will try to advise. Where are you getting the long string from?

[flytothemoon]

It changed on me. Now it is working. But one problem. I am getting the longstring from a file that I know exists (I entered the path in windows explorer) but it says the file is not found. Any ideas?

[Salmon Trout]

Any ideas?

Be thorough and careful and check what you are doing.