Batch closes prematurely on a for /f command

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Published on 2008-11-04T09:08:11Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 8:42 UTC
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I have a batch file (in windows XP, with command extension activated) with the following line:

for /f %%s in ('type version.txt') do set VERSION=%%s

On some computer, it works just fine (as illustrated by this SO question), but on other it kills cmd (the console window just closes)

Why ?

Note: the computers seem to have a similar configuration: XpSP2, the user has administrative right, no 'Command processor" defined in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor...

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