set importantvar=importantstuff
call :stuff 123 var1
rem More code...
:stuff <arg1> <arg2>
setlocal
set importantvar=%~1
echo Writing some stuff into %~2!
endlocal
set %~2=some stuff
setlocal
set importantvar=junk
endlocal
goto :eof
This utilizes the basic function, setlocal
and endlocal
and arguments to create an odd little function.