%VAR1:~0,1% will do it
...Tim From: mb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 12:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Batch help, please I need to let the user input a name, and then pull the first character of that name into a variable. So I get my input like this: set /p var1=Enter folder name (type 'exit' to leave): if %VAR1% equ exit goto:End And I have a variable named var1 that has a name. How do I nab the first character out of that value? Thanks in advance. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
