Replace space in variable with %20

[honyk]

I have difficulties with following:
set myPath="program files"
echo.%myPath: =%20%

%%20 or ^%20 doesn't work too.

It seems impossible to replace something by percent character

[jeb]

Hi,

I suppose you are right, it seems impossible to replace by percent this way.

But you can choose another way, an easy if you want to replace only spaces is ...

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set myPath="program files are here"
call :replace %myPath%
echo %result%
goto :eof

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:replace
::: Only to remove the "
call :replace_int %~1
goto :eof

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:replace_int
setlocal
set tmp=

:replace.loop
set tmp=!tmp!%1
if "%2"=="" goto :finish
set tmp=!tmp!%%20
shift
goto :replace.loop
:finish

(
endlocal
set result=%tmp%
goto :eof
)

jeb

[DosItHelp]

I played around and found the following working on my XP box:

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SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set myPath=program files
echo."!myPath: =%%20!"

"program%20files"

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SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set myPath="program files"
set myPath=!myPath: =%%20!
echo.%myPath%

"program%20files"

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SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set myPath=program files
set myPath=!myPath: =%%20!
echo.%myPath%

program%20files

[Thebetr1]

Never heard of ! before?

and whats with the...
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION