How to allow user input batch script & parse the value to cmd

Question

@echo off
title Remote Message
set /p input1= "Type the PC name: "
set pcname=%input1%
set /p input2=echo Type a message:
set msgmsg=%input2%
cmd msg /server:%pcname% */time:999 "%msgmsg%"
pause

Above is the batch script

how can I allow user input the pc name and the message he wanted to send remotely thru cmd? I tried 100times above code and keep modify but still not work.

remove the cmd command before the msg command (what it's supposed to do anyway?). — Stephan
– Stephan, Commented Aug 28, 2020 at 8:19
I often use remote desktop to user pc for troubleshooting..before I remote, I need to send a msg to user inform them...so I use cli msg — offsedawn
– offsedawn, Commented Aug 28, 2020 at 8:37
remove the cmd command before the msg will keep looping asking the input — offsedawn
– offsedawn, Commented Aug 28, 2020 at 8:38

user7818749 · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-28 12:51:18Z

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No need to set variables from variables, and please do NOT name your batch file msg.bat or msg.cmd just call it something like send_message.cmd:

@echo off
title Remote Message
set /p "pcname=Type the PC name: "
set /p "msgmsg=Type a message: "
msg /server:%pcname% */time:999 "%msgmsg%"
pause

answered Aug 28, 2020 at 12:51

user7818749

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