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batch remove quotes from variables
Posted on 2014-01-09
I have had several instances where I need/want to create a variable by combining other variables. i.e. SET PathFile="%CurrentDir%%MyF
I am looking for a way to strip the quotes (") from the variables so I can combine several and enclose all in a single set of quotes for use somewhere in the script. Same issue happens when I need to use an environment variable that has a space.
For some of my needs I have found a way to work around this issue. However I would really like to know if there is a way to do this.
Results of above
the Directory is c:\Users\Tony\Documents\Fo
the File is to do.txt
the File - Path is "c:\Users\Tony\Documents\F
C:\Program Files (x86)
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: c:\Users\Tony\Documents\Fo
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: Worth.
The system cannot find the path specified.
I am looking for a way to strip the quotes (") from the variables so I can combine several and enclose all in a single set of quotes for use somewhere in the script. Same issue happens when I need to use an environment variable that has a space.
For some of my needs I have found a way to work around this issue. However I would really like to know if there is a way to do this.
@ECHO OFF
SET CurrentDir=c:\Users\Tony\Documents\Fort Worth ToDo\
SET MyFile=to do.txt
SET PathFile="%CurrentDir%%MyFile%"
ECHO the Directory is %CurrentDir%
ECHO the File is %MyFile%
ECHO the File - Path is %PathFile%
ECHO %ProgramFiles(x86)%
ECHO.
FOR /F "Tokens=*" %%A in ( 'TYPE "%PathFile%" ^| FINDSTR /V /C:"REM"' ) DO (
REM ECHO %MyFile%
ECHO %%A
)
Results of above
the Directory is c:\Users\Tony\Documents\Fo
the File is to do.txt
the File - Path is "c:\Users\Tony\Documents\F
C:\Program Files (x86)
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: c:\Users\Tony\Documents\Fo
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: Worth.
The system cannot find the path specified.
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on phone here at mo. so can't type correct character as it closes ee input box for some reason...
you could do.
set name=%name:"=%
which says replace all " in name with nothing (the bit after the =192 is what it is changed to)
or you can use a tilde in your %%expense syntax, i.e.
%£1 is the first param from commandline without quotes, %%£a is a variable used in for loop. you can also do it in subroutine, e.g.
call :stripvar "my string with quotes on"
echo It is now %result%
exit /b
:stripvar
set result=%£1
exit /b
each £ char should be tilde.
Steve
you could do.
set name=%name:"=%
which says replace all " in name with nothing (the bit after the =192 is what it is changed to)
or you can use a tilde in your %%expense syntax, i.e.
%£1 is the first param from commandline without quotes, %%£a is a variable used in for loop. you can also do it in subroutine, e.g.
call :stripvar "my string with quotes on"
echo It is now %result%
exit /b
:stripvar
set result=%£1
exit /b
each £ char should be tilde.
Steve
Active today
Since you already have quotes around the variable then you don't want to add another set when you reference that variable. So you can do one of the following:
(my personal preference is to never include quotes in the variable assignments, and always add them when I reference the variables in the script, if they are needed)
(my personal preference is to never include quotes in the variable assignments, and always add them when I reference the variables in the script, if they are needed)
@ECHO OFF
SET CurrentDir=c:\Users\Tony\Documents\Fort Worth ToDo\
SET MyFile=to do.txt
SET PathFile="%CurrentDir%%MyFile%"
ECHO the Directory is %CurrentDir%
ECHO the File is %MyFile%
ECHO the File - Path is %PathFile%
ECHO %ProgramFiles(x86)%
ECHO.
FOR /F "Tokens=*" %%A in ( 'TYPE %PathFile% ^| FINDSTR /V /C:"REM"' ) DO (
REM ECHO %MyFile%
ECHO %%A
)
@ECHO OFF
SET CurrentDir=c:\Users\Tony\Documents\Fort Worth ToDo\
SET MyFile=to do.txt
SET PathFile=%CurrentDir%%MyFile%
ECHO the Directory is %CurrentDir%
ECHO the File is %MyFile%
ECHO the File - Path is %PathFile%
ECHO %ProgramFiles(x86)%
ECHO.
FOR /F "Tokens=*" %%A in ( 'TYPE "%PathFile%" ^| FINDSTR /V /C:"REM"' ) DO (
REM ECHO %MyFile%
ECHO %%A
)
I want to think both of you for your help. This gives me several ideas that I did not think of.
Steve, I have never seen the syntax for set name=%name:"=% all I have seen is syntax using a tilde (set name=%name:~"=%) and that did not work for environment and assigned variables.
Thanks
Bill
I have had issues with paths/variables with spaces in them. That said I will keep this in mind as I never thought to not quote things with a space.
Thanks to you, too.
Steve, I have never seen the syntax for set name=%name:"=% all I have seen is syntax using a tilde (set name=%name:~"=%) and that did not work for environment and assigned variables.
Thanks
Bill
I have had issues with paths/variables with spaces in them. That said I will keep this in mind as I never thought to not quote things with a space.
Thanks to you, too.
Active today
No problem, lots of useful stuff in batch that isn't immediately obvious, with that syntax you can do things like:
set x=%x:*+=% - replace all upto + with nothing
set x=%x:","=% - replace , with ","
i.e the bit before the : is the "find", the bit after is the "replace".
"find" can include * at the start and matches anything upto first occurance of the next char(s)
"find" or "replace" can be more than one char, e.e.
set x=%x:ABCD=EFGH%
etc. SET /? shows it though not in great detail
Steve
set x=%x:*+=% - replace all upto + with nothing
set x=%x:","=% - replace , with ","
i.e the bit before the : is the "find", the bit after is the "replace".
"find" can include * at the start and matches anything upto first occurance of the next char(s)
"find" or "replace" can be more than one char, e.e.
set x=%x:ABCD=EFGH%
etc. SET /? shows it though not in great detail
Steve
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