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Append to log in batch script

Hi,
I'm trying to make a this script and it is working(deleting the folders/files I want), the issue is that the logging append function on line 8 after "%%a" does not seem to want to append to the log file. The other lines that are appended to log file are working fine.
Does anyone have any suggestions/solutions on how I could solve this ?

Thanks for your time/help in advance :)

:: --- BATCH SCRIPT START ---
@ECHO OFF
::---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET LogFileName=del_folders_with_content.log
SET DIR_Path=E:\IMG00*.*
::---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SETLOCAL
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /s /b /ad "%DIR_Path%" 2^>NUL') do rd /s /q "%%a" >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ECHO.---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ECHO Date/Time: %DATE% - %TIME% >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ECHO.---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ENDLOCAL
EXIT
:: --- BATCH SCRIPT END ---

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formulafo

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Thanks Qlemo, it worked with a little change :)
I just changed it to use brackets and kept the 2^>NUL instead of con. So it looks like this now:

:: --- BATCH SCRIPT START ---
@ECHO ON
::---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET LogFileName=del_folders_with_content.log
SET DIR_Path=E:\IMG00*.*
::---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SETLOCAL
(for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /s /b /ad "%DIR_Path%" 2^>NUL') do rd /s /q "%%a") >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ECHO.---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ECHO Date/Time: %DATE% - %TIME% >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ECHO.---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> %~dp0%LogFileName%
ENDLOCAL
PAUSE
EXIT
:: --- BATCH SCRIPT END ---

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