I have a very noob issue on using variables on a ROUTE ADD syntax of a batch-file. In poor words I ask for inputting 2 value, then I use them to create 2 specific IP addresses and then I want to pass them to the ROUTE ADD syntax, but on my OS (Windows7 x64), when I run the script I can see correctly the IP01 and IP02 variables, but I cannot have the ROUTE ADD command to recognize IP01 and IP02... even I put %IP01% and %IP02% the command displayed writes nothing on the screen and so I cannot continue processing the batch file. Same problem also with PING command.
Here is the original code I've written:
@ECHO OFF
REM ******************************
REM ROUTE MAP for ENDIA-eWON
REM ******************************
CLS
ECHO.
COLOR 0A
ECHO.+ROUTE MAP 10.128.X.0 with eWON-sn + IP 172.31.1.X
ECHO.+PING ROUTE JUST DEFINED, TO CHECK IT
ECHO.----------------------------
ECHO.Author: aColussi@atomat.com
ECHO.v1.00
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO.
SET /P RGWsn=Insert eWON sn (RGWsn):
SET /P EndianIP=Insert last value X for the Endian network (172.30.1.X):
REM ******************************
REM DEFINE IP01 (eWON network) and IP02 (ENDIAN network)
REM ******************************
SET IP01 = 10.128.%RGWsn%.0
SET IP02 = 172.30.1.%EndianIP%
REM TEST THE 2 VALUES JUST DEFINED
SET IP01
SET IP02
PAUSE
@ECHO ON
REM ADD THE ROUTE
ROUTE ADD %IP01% MASK 255.255.255.0 %IP02% METRIC 1
PAUSE
@ECHO OFF
REM TEST THE ROUTE AND THE PING OF THE eWON ASSOCIATED DEVICE (.254)
ECHO.
ECHO.VIEW THE ROUTES ON OUR WORKSTATION
ROUTE PRINT |MORE
PAUSE
ECHO.
ECHO.PING-TEST FOR THE JUST-ADDED ROUTE/IP (USING eWON .254)
SET IP03 = 10.128.%RGWsn%.254
PING %IP03%
PAUSE
You have the problem when you are doing the SET. the SET for "RGWsn" and "EndianIP" is fine, but at other places, the spaces are causing the problem.
SET IP01 = 10.128.%RGWsn%.0
With this you are creating a variable "IP01 " and setting its value to " 10.128.%RGWsn%.0" Notice the spaces here.
You should be doing
SET IP01=10.128.%RGWsn%.0
Similarly for IP02 and IP03.
Take a look at this similar problem.