Do Batch files support multiline variables

Question

If so How?

Yes, batch files are lame, but I cannot use powershell, and I don\'t feel like writing a real app to do this simple task....

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Answer 1

This is a pretty old question, but I put together a hybrid of the solutions from @Fabricio and @jeb that both worked correctly and added some readability:

setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
set NL=^


rem two empty line required
set var=this is a !NL! ^
multi !NL! ^
line !NL! ^
string !NL!

echo !var!