Carrying a variable over from a FOR Command in DOS

[SimonMac]

Trying to write a quick batch file that will take a list of servers and run a few commands on them but having a mental block

Here's what i have

@echo off

set host=
set source=d:\housekeeping\servers.csv

FOR /F "tokens=* delims=" %%i in (%source%) do call :service

:service

set host=%%i

blah blah blah using the %host% variable for each sever in turn

However the servername from the CSV file %%i is not being carried forward when I do the set host=%%i and I could have sworn that this should be the case, am I missing something really simple?!

[fragglerock]

Stick
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

at the top?

[SimonMac]

That still doesn't carry forward the variable to the second set of commands

[SimonMac]

sussed it!

@echo off

set host=
set source=d:\housekeeping\servers.csv

FOR /F "tokens=* delims=" %%i in (%source%) do call :service %%i

:service

set host=%1

blah blah blah using the %host% variable for each sever in turn

Now I know why I never became a developer if I struggle with even the basics!

[stek]

Set bugs=off?