Subj : Syntax Error with double "=" in SET <var>=
To   : All
From : Mvan Le
Date : Fri Jan 01 2010 05:23 pm

Does anybody know how to set a variable in MSDOS batch files with a double
equal sign ?

.... I'm getting Syntax Error with the following:

  SET COMP=ABC=DEF

in MS-DOS 6.22 because of the double "=" sign.

Is there a way to escape the "=" sign ?


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