how to read filename from folder then output as variable?

[goodywp]

Hi all,

I know there is a lot of this topic, but my case I can not put two steps as one. Basically I tried to search txt files end with *_debug_remove.txt then

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@echo off
if exist foundfn.txt (del foundfn.txt)
for %%F in ("C:\Users\abcd\*_debug_remove.txt") do echo %%~nxF>>foundfn.txt 

I used the above code to get the TAS_debug_remove.txt
I also want to output TAS as a variable since the above TAS_debug_remove.txt can be any like AAAbbb_debug_remove.txt .....

Now I tried this code, but not working, why?

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@echo off
if exist foundfn.txt (del foundfn.txt)
for %%F in ("C:\Users\abcd\*_debug_remove.txt") do (
set var=%%~nxF
set var=%var:~0,-17%
echo %var%>>foundfn.txt 
 )

[Squashman]

Should I go back and show you all your questions that we mentioned Delayed Expansion to you.

But you do have a syntax problem with your substring in the SET command. I would bet we have shown you the proper syntax for that as well in plenty of your questions.

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set var=!var:~0,17!

From one of your very first questions on Dostips.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7999&p=53173#p53174

[goodywp]

Should I go back and show you all your questions that we mentioned Delayed Expansion to you.

But you do have a syntax problem with your substring in the SET command. I would bet we have shown you the proper syntax for that as well in plenty of your questions.

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set var=!var:~0,17!

From one of your very first questions on Dostips.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7999&p=53173#p53174

Tried this

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
if exist foundfn.txt (del foundfn.txt)
for %%F in ("C:\Users\abcd\*_debug_remove.txt") do (
set var=%%~nxF
echo var=!var:~0,-17!>>foundfn.txt
 )

no output

[aGerman]

-17 It was 17 in your initial post

Steffen

[Squashman]

1) Debug the script. Remove the redirection and actually see if you are getting any output from the FOR command.

2)Show us real world examples of your file names.

3) Based on the obfuscated file name example you have given, you could just split the file name at the first underscore.

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@echo off
if exist foundfn.txt (del foundfn.txt)
pushd C:\Users\abcd
(for /F "tokens=1 delims=_" %%F in ('dir /a-d /b *_debug_remove.txt') do echo %%F)>foundfn.txt
popd 

[Squashman]

-17 It was 17 in your initial post

Steffen

If my memory serves me correctly, I believe it was

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set var=%var:0-17%

My brain probably interpreted that as wanting characters 0 to 17.

[goodywp]

1) Debug the script. Remove the redirection and actually see if you are getting any output from the FOR command.

2)Show us real world examples of your file names.

3) Based on the obfuscated file name example you have given, you could just split the file name at the first underscore.

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@echo off
if exist foundfn.txt (del foundfn.txt)
pushd C:\Users\abcd
(for /F "tokens=1 delims=_" %%F in ('dir /a-d /b *_debug_remove.txt') do echo %%F)>foundfn.txt
popd 

I will take this one. Thanks