Batch script to read multiple values from text file and assign into different variables

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I need to create a .batch code where It reads a text file which have below 3 values in 3 rows.

1234
5678
4321

I need to read the file and assign these 3 values into 3 different variables says ABC, PQR & XYZ, because I have to use these 3 variables for different purpose in same batch file. Please help. Thanks in advance

What I have tried:

I tried with For loop but it did not work as I need to assign these 3 values to 3 different variables as I need to use it in later part of code.

FOR /F %%i IN (file.txt) DO @echo %%i

Posted 21-Apr-21 2:01am

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Updated 21-May-21 9:45am

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2021-04-21T02:28:00

Solution 1

Batch Script - Reading from Files - Tutorialspoint[^]

Posted 21-Apr-21 2:28am

Richard MacCutchan

l o o l · Answer 2 · 2021-05-21T09:45:00

You can use your file to define your variables by get line
by line and set accord to the item/var_name in loop by...

For Bat/Cmd file:

@echo off 

set "_var=ABC,PQR,XYZ"
(for %%i in (%_var%)do set/p %%~i=)<.\file.txt

For one line:

@(for %%i in (ABC,PQR,XYZ)do @set /p %%~i=)<.\file.txt

Obs.: Note two things, one that my poor / weak English, the second is that the first 3 lines cannot be blank