Setting variables

[drgt]

In the following batch

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for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir D:\Data\Test /a-d /on /b') do (
   copy "D:\Data\Test\%%a" "C:\Test"

I would like to set the source and target in the beginning of the file.
e.g
source=D:\Data\Test
target=C:\Test

and then modify the code accordingly.

Could you please show me?

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For example, this does NOT work:

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set source=D:\Data\Test
set target=C:\Test

for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir %source% /a-d /on /b') do (
   copy "%source%\%%a" "%target%"

set source=
set target=

[Compo]

The line

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   copy "%source%\%%a" "%target%"

should read

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   copy "%source%\%%a" "%target%")

[drgt]

THANK YOU !!!

[Squashman]

This isn't a problem with setting variables. You are basically not using parentheses correctly. Looking back at the code you were given in previous questions you were shown how to use parentheses correctly with the FOR command.

Regardless of that you could just put this all on one line and not bother with the parentheses.

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for /f "delims=" %%a in ('dir %source% /a-d /on /b') do copy "%source%\%%a" "%target%"

[drgt]

Thank you for pointing that out!