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In this case, just !y! needs changing. But it wouldn't hurt to change it all.
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In this case, just !y! needs changing. But it wouldn't hurt to change it all.

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That worked. But why? It appears that % confuses the parser when it is evaluating the IF.<br />
<br />
Kevin
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That worked. But why? It appears that % confuses the parser when it is evaluating the IF.

Kevin

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IDK why. Maybe someone else can help there. Actually, it applies to any nesting capable command, not just for IF. This includes the FOR command.
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IDK why. Maybe someone else can help there. Actually, it applies to any nesting capable command, not just for IF. This includes the FOR command.

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OK<br />
<br />
Thank you!<br />
<br />
Kevin
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You're welcome. Have a nice weekend.
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See if this helps...<br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060823-00/?p=29993" rel="ugc">https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060823-00/?p=29993</a></b><br />
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See if this helps...

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060823-00/?p=29993 [https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060823-00/?p=29993]



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Why does this not work?<br />
<br />
SET X=1<br />
IF %X% == 1 (<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; SET Y=2<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; IF %Y% == 2 (<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SET Z=3<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; )<br />
)<br />
PAUSE<br />
<br />
Kevin
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Why does this not work?

SET X=1
IF %X% == 1 (
    SET Y=2
    IF %Y% == 2 (
        SET Z=3
    )
)
PAUSE

Kevin

Batch Nested IFs

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.

Windows Batch

A scripting language is a programming language that supports scripts, programs written for a special run-time environment that automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator. Scripting languages are often interpreted (rather than compiled). Primitives are usually the elementary tasks or API calls, and the language allows them to be combined into more complex programs. Environments that can be automated through scripting include software applications, web pages within a web browser, the shells of operating systems (OS), embedded systems, as well as numerous games. A scripting language can be viewed as a domain-specific language for a particular environment; in the case of scripting an application, this is also known as an extension language.