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Posted: **25 Aug 2021 08:15**

Hi everyone,

I'm trying do a batch file to move automatically a set of photo files into the specific dir (to create) for the day of each photo.
I wrote this code but the SET instructions inside the for have no effect, it works with the value set outside the for-cycle, but this is not what I want...
Can anyone help me? Thanks

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@ECHO OFF
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion 
cls

set nome=IMG_20180308_092220
set targetdir=%nome:~4,4%-%nome:~8,2%-%nome:~10,2%

for %%f in (.\IMG*.jpg) do (
	echo %%f
	echo %%~nf

	set nome=%%~nf
rem	set nome=IMG_20180308_092220
	set targetdir=%nome:~4,4%-%nome:~8,2%-%nome:~10,2%

	echo %nome%
	echo %targetdir%

	if not exist %targetdir% mkdir %targetdir%
	move %%f %targetdir%
)

pause

Posted: **25 Aug 2021 11:43**

Well you have delayed expansion enabled but you are not using it. When using delayed expansion variables must be used with exclamation points instead of percent symbols.

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set nome=%%~nf
set targetdir=!nome:~4,4!-!nome:~8,2!-!nome:~10,2!
echo !nome!
echo !targetdir!

Posted: **25 Aug 2021 17:15**

Thank you Squashman, you're right! I had tried with some ! but not correctly... your code is right and now it works.

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