Here a basis for the unusual bit ... swapping {} to []
swap.bat Code: -------------------- setlocal enabledelayedexpansion set /P MY_TEXT=ENTER TEXT: SET SWAP=[ set NEW_TEXT=%MY_TEXT:{=!SWAP!% SET SWAP=] set NEW_TEXT=%NEW_TEXT:}=!SWAP!% ECHO %NEW_TEXT% -------------------- If you run it and enter some text {hello} more text you should see it echo back some text [hello] more text Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112510 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter