Batch Script How to Set Variabes into another variable - batch-file

Question

i asked a question but it was not fully Explained so that is my Question.
i got settings.ini inside it There is sections with variables
[HideAndSeekEvent]
EventRunning=[Hide And Seek Event] Has started at [ %placenameHS% ].
and got another batch file called ini.bat
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
#echo off
set file=%~1
set area=[%~2]
set key=%~3
set currarea=
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%a in ("!file!") do (
set ln=%%a
if "x!ln:~0,1!"=="x[" (
set currarea=!ln!
) else (
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%b in ("!ln!") do (
set currkey=%%b
set currval=%%c
if "x!area!"=="x!currarea!" if "x!key!"=="x!currkey!" (
echo !currval!
)
)
)
)
endlocal
and another bat file called Getdata.bat to call variables from .ini file and for this section there is
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('call ini.cmd settings.ini HideAndSeekEvent EventRunning') do (
set EventRunningeHS=%%a
)
in my main .bat file iam calling the Getdata.bat file
in my main .bat i got some thing like this
SET placenameHS=Hotan
echo %EventRunningeHS%
it should show
[Hide And Seek Event] Has started at [ Hotan ].
But it show :
[Hide And Seek Event] Has started at [ %placenameHS% ].
[NOTICE] i do not SET The Place name i got it by SQLCMD Query
osql -S %Server% -U %SQLUser% -P %SQLPass% -d Dother_Events -Q "SET NOCOUNT ON; SELECT Place_Name FROM _HideANDSeek_Map WHERE ID = %IDHS%" %osqluser% -b -w 9999 -h-1 -o .\Logs_in_use\HSLN7.txt
set /p HSLN7=<.\Logs_in_use\HSLN7.txt

Answer 1

I tested the code and data you posted, and the proposed solution. These are the files I used in the test.
settings.ini:
[HideAndSeekEvent]
EventRunning=[Hide And Seek Event] Has started at [ %placenameHS% ].
ini.cmd:
#setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
#echo off
set file=%~1
set area=[%~2]
set key=%~3
set currarea=
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%a in ("!file!") do (
set ln=%%a
if "x!ln:~0,1!"=="x[" (
set currarea=!ln!
) else (
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims==" %%b in ("!ln!") do (
set currkey=%%b
set currval=%%c
if "x!area!"=="x!currarea!" if "x!key!"=="x!currkey!" (
echo !currval!
)
)
)
)
endlocal
Getdata.bat:
#echo off
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('call ini.cmd settings.ini HideAndSeekEvent EventRunning') do (
set EventRunningeHS=%%a
)
main.bat:
#echo off
call Getdata.bat
SET placenameHS=Hotan
echo Original output:
echo %EventRunningeHS%
echo Proposed solution:
call echo %EventRunningeHS%
This is the output when I run main.bat:
Original output:
[Hide And Seek Event] Has started at [ %placenameHS% ].
Proposed solution:
[Hide And Seek Event] Has started at [ Hotan ].