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jpyams
jpyams

Reputation: 4364

Use double quotes in batch string

I'm trying to write a batch script that changes a line in one of my files.

text.file:

ex1
ex2
<"ex3">
ex4

I want to replace <"ex3"> with <"ex5">. I am currently using this code:

@echo off
SETLOCAL=ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

rename text.file text.tmp
for /f %%a in (text.tmp) do (
    set foo=%%a
    if !foo!=="<"ex3">" set foo="<"ex5">"
    echo !foo! >> text.file) 
del text.tmp

How do I escape " so that I can compare the string with the value in foo? I have tried using \", ^", and "". With the first two, I get The syntax of the command is incorrect, and with the last one nothing happens.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 61

Answers (1)

Shaun Vermaak
Shaun Vermaak

Reputation: 311

This should work

@echo off
SETLOCAL=ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION

rename text.file text.tmp
for /f %%a in (text.tmp) do (
    set foo=%%a
    if "!foo!"=="<"ex3">" set "foo=<"ex5">"
    echo !foo! >> text.file) 
del text.tmp

Upvotes: 2

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