This is how you set a string to a specific line in a text file.
For example, the contents of your sample.txt text file:
This
Is
A
Test
You want to return “Is”
Script
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set count=1
for /f “delims=” %%a in (sample.txt) do (
if !count!==2 set strRet=%%a
set /a count+=1
)
echo %strRet%
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