C++ has CIN >> what is the equivalent in cmd batch file

[Thengoboy]

C++ has CIN >> what is the equivalent in cmd batch file to take input from either the user or a text file ?

 

[Alabalcho]

Here is a way to solve your second problem.
You can then write a simple console app to prompt the user for input, and output it so that above trick catches the output.

 

[McHenryB]

Taking user input is easy: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/userinput.php

Input from a file is a little more complicated: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/userinput.php

 

[Alabalcho]

set /p varname={prompt}

Ghosh, I completely forgot about that...

 

[Thengoboy]

Taking user input is easy: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/userinput.php

Input from a file is a little more complicated: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/userinput.php

Thanks mate this works great for what i want it to do