Where are my percenties? %% and call

[Endoro]

The "call" command removes percent signs.

I have two subdirs in my test folder, the second from real life:

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C:\TEST>dir /ad /b
%no%more%alcohol%
Alcohol 120%

And use this test code:

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@echo off &setlocal
for /d %%i in (*) do (
   echo before call: "%%~i"
   call:process "%%~i"
   echo(
)
goto:eof

:process
echo after  call: "%~1"
exit /b

And this is the output from the code:

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before call: "%no%more%alcohol%"
after  call: "more"

before call: "Alcohol 120%"
after  call: "Alcohol 120"

I need the call in a recursive function here.
What can I do to avoid this?

[Endoro]

Sorry, I was a bit confused ...

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@echo off &setlocal
set "line="

for /d %%i in (*) do (
   echo before call: "%%~i"
   set "line=%%~i"
   call:process "%%~i"
   echo(
)
goto:eof

:process
echo after  call: "%~1"
echo the    line: "%line%" 
exit /b

Output:

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before call: "%no%more%alcohol%"
after  call: "more"
the    line: "%no%more%alcohol%"

before call: "Alcohol 120%"
after  call: "Alcohol 120"
the    line: "Alcohol 120%"

Thank you, and please ignore this.

[foxidrive]

Using % in a filename or foldername is a problem. You have to use workarounds and give them special treatment, like processing them manually if you can't rename them at all.