How to substitute a variable

[Docfxit]

The set variables are not being substituted where they are supposed to. This is my code:

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Set MachineName ="Docfxit"
Set UserName="IISUser"
CD \Program Files\fileacl
FILEACL C:\HostingSpaces\Docfxit /D "%MachineName%\IWAM_%MachineName%":WwAWaWePDO /D "%MachineName%\%UserName%":WwAWaWePDO /S "%MachineName%\ASPNET":RrRaRep /S "CREATOR OWNER":U/RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO/RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "BUILTIN\Users":RrRaRepWwAX/RrRaRepX /S "%MachineName%\Administrator":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "BUILTIN\Administrators":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /PROTECT
cmd

When I run it you will see %MachineName% doesn't get substituted. This is the output of the code above:

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C:\Dnload\Webserver>Set MachineName =Docfxit
C:\Dnload\Webserver>Set UserName=IISUser
C:\Dnload\Webserver>CD \Program Files\fileacl
C:\Program Files\fileacl>FILEACL C:\HostingSpaces\Docfxit /D "\IWAM_":WwAWaWePDO
 /D "\IISUser":WwAWaWePDO /S "\ASPNET":RrRaRep /S "CREATOR OWNER":U/RrRaRepWwAWa
WePXDDcO/RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "
BUILTIN\Users":RrRaRepWwAX/RrRaRepX /S "\Administrator":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S
"BUILTIN\Administrators":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /PROTECT

 no SID for trustee \IWAM_

I did run this with elevated "Run as Administrator ".

Thanks,
Docfxit

[Squashman]

Do not put spaces on either side of the equals symbol. If a space is on the left of the equals symbol it becomes part of the variable name: %var %.
If it is on the right it becomes part of the value.

Also do not assign quotes to variables but do you use them to protect special characters and from trailing spaces being assigned to the variable.

Best practices.

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Set "MachineName=Docfxit"
Set "UserName=IISUser"

[Docfxit]

Really nice of you to reply so quickly.
That did fix the problem and It's really nice of you to explain how it works.

I am now getting this output:

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C:\Dnload\Webserver>Set "MachineName=Docfxit"
C:\Dnload\Webserver>Set "UserName=IISUser"
C:\Dnload\Webserver>CD \Program Files\fileacl
C:\Program Files\fileacl>FILEACL C:\HostingSpaces\Docfxit /D "Docfxit\IWAM_Docfx
it":WwAWaWePDO /D "Docfxit\IISUser":WwAWaWePDO /S "Docfxit\ASPNET":RrRaRep /S "C
REATOR OWNER":U/RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO/RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTE
M":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "BUILTIN\Users":RrRaRepWwAX/RrRaRepX /S "Docfxit\Admi
nistrator":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO /S "BUILTIN\Administrators":RrRaRepWwAWaWePXDDcO
 /PROTECT

 no SID for trustee Docfxit\IWAM_Docfxit

Now I need to find someone that knows what is wrong with the permissions I'm trying to set for IIS.

Thanks,
Docfxit