Hello.
Maybe this have mentioned before. But anyways I post this:
In For command if you use the character $, it will fail if you want remove the quotes, using:

Example:


Print:

That's dangerously close to the "%%~$PATH:I" syntax, and the parser mistakes it for such. Try "echo(%%~$:" for verification, which outputs nothing at all.

Interesting Carlos.

I never thought to test that before, but I suppose it makes some amount of sense. The parser is getting confused by the %~$PATH:I modifier.


I posted an analysis of valid characters for use as FOR variables on StatckOverflow - see the Addendum. I've updated that answer with the info about %%~$. I gave you a credit in a comment after the answer.

Somewhere on DosTips I started a discussion thread about FOR variables, but I can't find it


Dave Benham

But this is nothing new, jeb posted about this long time ago, it was explained numerous times.
I took a quick look at your Addendum, the exclamation mark isn't listed. Don't advice people to use it, but for completeness, maybe...

What is special about %%!

My addendum isn't an attempt to list all possible FOR variable characters. Rather it is an attempt to list characters that are problematic or require special syntax.