Assign output of a program to a variable using a MS batch file

Question

I need to assign the output of a program to a variable using a MS batch file.

So in GNU Bash shell I would use VAR=$(application arg0 arg1). I need a si

Answer 1

@echo off
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

REM Prefer backtick usage for command output reading:
REM ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION is required for actualized
REM  outer variables within for's scope;
REM within for's scope, access to modified 
REM outer variable is done via !...! syntax.

SET CHP=C:\Windows\System32\chcp.com

FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1,2,3" %%i IN (`%CHP%`) DO (
    IF "%%i" == "Aktive" IF "%%j" == "Codepage:" (
        SET SELCP=%%k
        SET SELCP=!SELCP:~0,-1!
    )
)
echo actual codepage [%SELCP%]

ENDLOCAL