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Asked: 2021-10-27T14:25:00+00:00 In:

Replace Text In XML Using Batch File

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I have put this question in the wrong forum. re-posting it here:
I am trying to change the project version in a xml file
using dos. when i execute the following code, an empty new.xml is created..there is nothing on the stdout as well. plz help

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setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion > new.xml

for /f “tokens=* delims= ” %%a in (%1) do (
echo %%a
if %%a equ “^<currentVersion^>3.0.0^</currentVersion^>” (
echo ^<currentVersion^>3.0.0.1^</currentVersion^> >>new.xml
) else (
echo %%a
echo %%a>> new.xml
)

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      I’m guessing the issue is that their are either leading
      spaces or tabs and spaces or tabs on otherwise empty lines.

      I am hoping this should deal with that:

      @echo off
rem !'s are important
setlocal disabledelayedexpansion > new.xml
for /f "skip=2 delims=" %%a in ('find /n /v "" "%~1"') do (
    set line=%%a
    set test=%%a
    setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
    if defined test set test=!test:*]=!
    if defined test set test=!test: =!
    if defined test set test=!test:	=!
    if /i "!test:<currentVersion>3.0.0</currentVersion>=!"=="" (
        echo matchhhhhh
        set line=!line:*]=!
        >> new.xml echo !line:3.0.0=3.0.0.1!
    ) else (
        rem delex var + substring + echo. don't like each other.
        if "!test!"=="" (
            >> new.xml echo.
        ) else (
            >> new.xml echo !line:*]=!
        )
    )
    endlocal
)
endlocal

      Batch Variable how to

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