How can I write a null ASCII character (nul) to a file with a Windows batch script?

Question

I\'m attempting to write an ASCII null character (nul) to a file from a Windows batch script without success. I initially tried using echo like this:

Answer 1

Here's an article which describes how to write arbitrary bytes with a batch file (search for h2b.com). This effectively solves the problem of writing any non-printable data using a batch script (including null).