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- 13 Aug 2021 01:41
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Spaces folder names in FOR loop
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Re: Spaces folder names in FOR loop
The one place you needed quotes was around %remove%. However, because this is a file, you need to tell for /f that the thing in quotes is a file and not a string, so you also need to add the usebackq option. for /f "usebackq delims=" %%f in ("%remove%") do del /Q "%%f" 2>NUL This worked perfectly, ...
- 12 Aug 2021 03:50
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Spaces folder names in FOR loop
- Replies: 3
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Spaces folder names in FOR loop
I have a script that scans a directory and deletes any files that are listed in a text file. The script works great except for when it encounters a space in a folder name. I've tried using " " to stop the error occurring but to no avail. I've tried using " " in the variables set at the start of the ...