I am trying to write a little project thing to get my javascript skills up. The goal is for, when using curln, the .cmd file will write %~dp0\#temp with the curl %1 (the curled html result of the first parameter)
expected with curln "https://www.google.com": (long html)
actual: "<< was unexpected at this time."
I have tried looking things up, this was a mesh of what I found online. I have tried using < and << as, a beginner, I don't understand the difference.
Code:
%~dp0\#temp << cmd curl %1
I would like the output of curl to be written to the current directory's (%~dp0) file named #temp. %1 is a preset *.cmd parameter variable that is shown in this example:
example "this is %1"
> and >> are output. The first creates a new file, the second appends to an existing file. < is input. It accepts input (reads) into a program from another source, which is typically a file or the output of another program. It doesn't work with writing to files.
You're most likely looking for curl %1 >>"%~dp0#temp" instead. You don't need the cmd in front of it, as you're already in a command window when the batch file executes.