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Batch file write how to escape &. - LayersOSImodel - Oct 30, 2015
Hey guys,
I have a problem with a line of my batch file.
it will create a file and write inside, the problem being there is this symbole "&" in a line. so the batch write all the lines inside except the line containing "&".
I dont know why, the batch file wont write this line, why ?
* - SavageBoys - Oct 30, 2015
Remove the character, does it write it?
You could try escaping it: ^&
* - b00st3d - Oct 30, 2015
You need to escape some characters as stated by Evolution, but more. Also, there is no need for all the @ symbols @echo off at the top covers the entire document.
in the line you posted, you need to escape the "(", ")", and the "&" with "^". See the corrected code below and make the same changes throughout the script.
Code
@echo KAmdVzCy = MumvkjDH.SpecialFolders^("Startup"^) ^& "\Setup.exe" >> %public%\test.vbsIn this case, the problem originates at the line above the posted line, which should be written as follows.
Code
@echo Set MumvkjDH = CreateObject^("WScript.Shell"^) > %public%\test.vbsfor reference on this and other escape characters: escape characters
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* - LayersOSImodel - Oct 30, 2015
(Oct 30, 2015 05:53 PM)Evоlutiоn Wrote: Remove the character, does it write it?
You could try escaping it: ^&
it work, thank you very much