Exporting registry key and SETing the string

[Roeee]

Apologies if this is the wrong forum for the type of request.

I am attempting to export a registry string (REGEDIT /e or REG QUERY >logfilename.txt) to a text file and would like to specify the result as a SET variable. The problem is that the output text file has several lines of text rather than the required string (as such I can not select SET = field3 for example).

Is there any command I can use to output only the specified string? If not, is there a quick way I can select a registry string and SET as a variable for use within a batch file?

Thanks

 

[EBGreen]

There is no command that I am aware of that will simply export the value. In your position, I think I would write a VBScript to do whatever it is that you need done. There is a very active VBScriot forum here where you can get help:
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[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[Roeee]

Thanks for the reply.

However, I have no experience with VB and am limited to the desktop "scripting" side of things.

 

[EBGreen]

VBScript is desktop scripting. It would probably be well worth your effort to learn.

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]