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CMD.exe: Get second column output to variable - pippyyr - 07-23-2023
I need the below command second column output `<USERNAME>` result to variables:
query sessions|find "Active"
>console <USERNAME> 1 Active
I know the `%USERNAME%` OR `whoami` could get the current user name but this script will run using administrator account and will need to be able to capture the current active logon username. If I could select the second column of the output results and assign it to a variable.. this will be a great help.
RE: CMD.exe: Get second column output to variable - lucienf - 07-23-2023
In this case you should use `FOR /F` to capture the output
for /F "tokens=1,2,3,4,5" %%A in ('"query session | find "Active""') DO (
echo %%A,%%B,%%C,%%D,%%E
)
It splits also the line at spaces and TABs, but this can be problematic if the username contains spaces.