.cmd script - setting a variable equal to a result from .exe C# programm

[igurov]

Hi all,
I have the following simple cmd. script:

@ECHO OFF
copy "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC#\CSharpPro jects\date_stri ng\date_string\ bin\Release\dat e_string.exe" c:\temp
set variable=c:\tem p\date_string.e xe
set AGCLOG="C:\RCP VIEWER PARSER\report.t xt"
echo Setting the variable...
echo --- start ----- >> %AGCLOG%
echo %variable% >> %AGCLOG%
echo --- end -----
pause

The date_string.exe programm converts the current date to a string and return it. But when I assign the return value to the variable "variable" it doesn't work. The output in the report.txt is the following:

--- start -------
c:\temp\date_st ring.exe

i.e the result of date_string.exe is not passed to the variable.
Any ideas how can I assign the return value of the function to the variable.

Thanks in advance.
Iliya

[Plater]

this line:

set variable=c:\temp\date_string.exe

(If anything) will attempt to assign a variable called "variable" to the return value of the main() function in date_string.exe . Which unless you changed it, would be a 0.
If you want the stdout from the program you need to use redirect I think.

[igurov]

this line:

set variable=c:\temp\date_string.exe

(If anything) will attempt to assign a variable called "variable" to the return value of the main() function in date_string.exe . Which unless you changed it, would be a 0.
If you want the stdout from the program you need to use redirect I think.

And how exaclty can I use redirect. Can u give me an example. The main function is only :

static int Main(string[] args)
        {
                DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
                string tostring = dt.ToString("yyyyMMdd");
                Console.WriteLine("{0}", tostring);
                return int.Parse(tostring);

        }

I need to assign the integer that is returned from the main function.

[Plater]

What you need, is to go look through some basic tutorials.

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=using+main%28%29+with+arguments

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=OOP+in+.NET

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=creating+CMD+scripts