Except that it's going to echo a line break first, then the spaces. This can be okay if the process that consumes this data will ignore the first line, otherwise it won't work properly.
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * Signature powered by WiseStamp <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote: > How so? He wants to echo to put any number of spaces within a line. > Nobody ever said the spaces couldn't be followed by a line break. > > > > Carl > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:04 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: RE: re: Scripting -- How to Echo Spaces??? > > > > No, it doesn't really address the original request. Check again. > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > Sent from my Motorola Droid > > On Jun 29, 2010 8:32 PM, "Hilderbrand, Doug" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Nah. The truly easiest approach is: > > > > echo. > filename > > > > Echo<no-space><plain-old-period> space > > > > > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:42 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: re: Scripting -- How to Echo Spaces??? > > > > *Easiest Approach* > > > > ECHO <ALT-255> >C:\Temp\FileName.TXT > > > > {where <ALT-255> is the actual character, not that whole text} > > > > > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan > > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:17 PM > > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: re: Scripting -- How to Echo Spaces??? > > Thanks for everyones responses! > I gave a bad example of what I'm trying to do. > I'm trying to echo spaces on a line by itself, not after text. > Sorry about that. > > Echoing spaces after text does work. Echoing spaces, by themselves, > doesn't see to. > > > Better example: > ----------------------------------- > Echo line1 bla bla bla >> test.txt > Echo >> text.txt > Echo line3 bla bla bla >> test.txt > ------------------------------------ > > It needs to actually be spaces, not a line break. > I'm feeding the created .txt file into another program that needs spaces > sent to it. > > > > Thanks again, > Jon > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 2.Set a variable that is longer, and only output a specific number of > > Smart idea. I tried it, example below, but it outputs "ECHO is on. " > If I let it include the end "1's" it echos out the spaces and 1's. > Weird.... > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > SET spaces=zz 11 > SET spaces=%spaces:~2,10% > echo %spaces% >> test.txt > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here are some options: > > 1. Make the last space character ALT-255 > > 2. Set a variable that is longer, and only output a specific number > of > > characters > > The way you have written it should output the space to the file. > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Derrenbacker, L. Jonathan > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> This seems so simple, but I'm stuck. > >> > >> I'm writing a new bat file in windows and I need to echo spaces to a > file. > >> > >> For example: > >> > >> echo bla bla bla <space><space><space><space> >> results.txt > >> > >> Anyone know how to echo a space? > >> > >> I've tried $S, I've tried putting " " around spaces, I've tried echo > >>   > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > >> Thanks in advance, > >> > >> Jon > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > We value your opinion! <http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm>How > may we serve you better?Please click the survey link to tell us how we > are doing: http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm > > Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. > > Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: > The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is > confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any > employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any > unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly > prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message > and all attachments from your electronic files. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
