drag'n drop fileName with a caret

[Ed Dyreen]

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When working on this file I noticed I couldn't handle a drag'n drop fileName with a caret.
I know batch can't handle many special chars, but a caret

drag'n drop 'no^Caret.TST' -> 'can'tDo.CMD'

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echo.%*
echo."%~*"
echo.%1
echo."%~1"
pause

[jeb]

Hi ED,

as Drag&Drop is a bit strange implmented with batch, it's not safe to use %1, %2...
As you can see the carets are a bit problematic, but this&taht.txt will kill your batch file completly.

The best way I know, is to use !cmdcmdline! to access the drag&drop files and exit the batch explicitly with EXIT

Drag and drop batch file for multiple files?

jeb

[foxidrive]

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When working on this file I noticed I couldn't handle a drag'n drop fileName with a caret.
I know batch can't handle many special chars, but a caret

drag'n drop 'no^Caret.TST' -> 'can'tDo.CMD'

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echo.%*
echo."%~*"
echo.%1
echo."%~1"
pause

FWIW this syntax error kills the batch file completely in Win8.

The following usage of the path operator in batch-parameter
substitution is invalid: %~*"


^ is as bad as % in batch files.

[Ed Dyreen]

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That should work ( I will test it shortly )

Jeb, thanks once more !