Obtain a Character from a String - DOS Batch File

SET WORDTEMP=RandomWord

REM Get the first character of the word

ECHO WORDCHAR=%WORDTEMP:~0,1%

REM Get the 2nd character of the word

ECHO WORDCHAR=%WORDTEMP:~1,1%

REM Get the first two letters of the word

ECHO WORDCHAR=%WORDTEMP:~0,2%