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How to extract part of a string in Windows batch file?
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Suppose I have a value such as "Abc_123" that's stored in a variable in a batch (cmd) file. I want to end up with a variable that contains only "123". Is there any built-in way to do this? I'm not terribly picky about the method, or performance, as long as it's built in to a typical Windows (Vista/…
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