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:: UsrInKix.bat,  Version 1.00 for Win32
:: Batch file using Kix to retreive user input
:: Written by Rob van der Woude
:: http://www.robvanderwoude.com

:: Create a temporary Kix script that will
:: in turn create a temporary batch file:
> %TEMP%.\UserIn.kix ECHO REDIRECTOUTPUT( "NUL" )
>>%TEMP%.\UserIn.kix ECHO GETS $UserIn
>>%TEMP%.\UserIn.kix ECHO IF OPEN( 1, "@SCRIPTDIR\UserIn.bat", 5 ) = 0
>>%TEMP%.\UserIn.kix ECHO     WRITELINE( 1, "SET UserIn=" + $UserIn )
>>%TEMP%.\UserIn.kix ECHO ELSE
>>%TEMP%.\UserIn.kix ECHO     ? "Error opening temporary file, errorcode = " + @ERROR
>>%TEMP%.\UserIn.kix ECHO ENDIF
:: Prompt for user input:
ECHO Type anything you like and press Enter when finished:
:: Retreive user input using the Kix script, and
:: then store the result in a temporary batch file:
KIX32.EXE %TEMP%.\UserIn.kix
:: Call the temporary batch file to store
:: the result in an environment variable:
CALL %TEMP%.\UserIn.bat
:: Clean up the temporary files:
IF EXIST %TEMP%.\UserIn.* DEL %TEMP%.\UserIn.*
:: Finaly, display the result:
ECHO You typed: %UserIn%