Passing parameters by reference between scripts

Question

The article "Passing by Reference" in http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-args.html mentions the following:

In addition to passing numeric or string values on the command line, it is also possible to pass a variable name and then use the variable to transfer data between scripts or subroutines.

But how do I do it? When I set the value of a variable and pass it's name as in

set parm=42
call sub.bat parm

how do I use it in sub.bat?

see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26551/how-to-pass-command-line-parameters-in-batch-file — Rachel Gallen, Jan 15 '13 at 13:27
@RachelGallen This is about passing command line parameters, isn't it? — mkluwe, Jan 15 '13 at 13:53

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '13 at 14:04

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Via delayed exapansion

@echo off
setlocal
set var1=value1
set var2=value2
call :sub var1
call :sub var2
exit /b

:sub
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
echo %~1=!%~1!
exit /b

-- OUTPUT --

var1=value1
var2=value2

answered Jan 15 '13 at 14:04

dbenham

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 15 '13 at 13:28

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Reference them by name, 2.bat run from 1.bat will inherit the same environment block, so

1.BAT

set parm=42
echo parm is '%parm%'
call 2.bat
echo parm is '%parm%'

2.BAT

set parm=XXX%parm%XXX

Would print:

parm is '42'
parm is 'XXX42XXX'

(Using call sub.bat %parm% would make a copy of parm available to sub.bat in %1)

answered Jan 15 '13 at 13:28

Alex K.

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That's clear to me, but the text I cited mentions "passing a variable name" (but without giving an example). – mkluwe Jan 15 '13 at 13:55

Passing parameters by reference between scripts

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