Batch file write variables to file

[marvinengland]

The problem is that it does not write the variables to the file. It only partially works when I remove the whole if statement. . I thought this was because I have a space before the >>, but when I remove the space it doesn't work at all. So can someone that understands this convoluted language help me figure this out?

There is no problem. A trailing space for a redirect ( >> )
does not cause a problem.  There is no need to remove
the trailing space. This  complete thread is nonsense.

[Salmon Trout]

This complete thread is nonsense.

The parts that you contributed are. Why don't you leave? Please.

[Linux711]

There is no problem. A trailing space for a redirect ( >> )
does not cause a problem.  There is no need to remove
the trailing space.

Don't you realize that there might be something other than human eyes reading this file.



@BC_Programmer

Thank you. The escape ^ works. I adjusted the code a little. Removed the !in! !in2! !in3! and just made everything !in! because there is no point in using a new variable each time. I also fixed the file name issue.

Here is the final code. It works perfectly. No need for any more arguments.

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set /p yorn=Would you like to setup the server name etc.(y/n)?
if /i %yorn%==y (
        set /p in=Maximum clients:
        echo maxclients !in!> bla.cfg
        set /p in=Bot limit:
        echo serverbotlimit !in!>> bla.cfg
        echo publicserver ^0>>bla.cfg
        set /p in=Server title:
        echo serverdesc "!in!">> bla.cfg
) else (
        echo said no.
)

PS: Does anyone know how to mark resolved on this forum?

[Helpmeh]

A trailing space for a redirect ( >> )
does not cause a problem.  There is no need to remove
the trailing space.

@echo off
echo Comparing requires no trailing spaces > file.txt
set /p var=<file.txt
if not "Comparing requires no trailing spaces"=="%var%" echo FAIL!
pause

It is also affects FTP scripts, too. Just so you know.