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setlocal

Begins localization of environment variables in a batch file. Localization lasts until a matching endlocal command is encountered, or the end of the batch file is reached

setlocal option

Parameter

option

When command extensions are enabled (the default in Windows 2000), the setlocal batch command accepts an optional argument, which can be either enableextensions or disableextensions. This enables or disables the command extensions until the matching endlocal command, regardless of their setting prior to the setlocal command.

The setlocal command also sets the errorlevel value when it is passed an argument. The errorlevel value is set to zero (0) if one of the two valid arguments is given and set to one (1) otherwise.