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[newbie]
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Problem with loop and composited new variable

#1 Post by [newbie] » 04 Sep 2015 06:52

Hi
I would like to add a wow_ to the old variable set "oldV=aaa bbb ccc ddd"
and the finished variable should look like set "newV=wow_aaa wow_bbb wow_ccc wow_ddd"
I get it only to:

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@echo off 
Setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "addV=wow_"
set "oldV=aaa bbb ccc ddd"
for %%i in (%oldV%) do (
      set "newV=!addV!%%i"
      echo !newV!
      REM to new assemble...
)

How can i get the new variable composited?

foxidrive
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Re: Problem with loop and composited new variable

#2 Post by foxidrive » 04 Sep 2015 07:04

Here is one way:

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@echo off
set "addV=wow_"
set "oldV=aaa bbb ccc ddd"
for %%a in (%oldV%) do call set "newv=%%newv%% %addV%%%a"
set "newv=%newv:~1%"
echo %newV%
pause

Squashman
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Re: Problem with loop and composited new variable

#3 Post by Squashman » 04 Sep 2015 07:05

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@echo off 
Setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "addV=wow_"
set "oldV=aaa bbb ccc ddd"
for %%i in (%oldV%) do (
      set "newV=!newV!!addV!%%i "
      echo !newV!
      REM to new assemble...
)

[newbie]
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Joined: 07 Feb 2015 15:02

Re: Problem with loop and composited new variable

#4 Post by [newbie] » 04 Sep 2015 07:11

Thx4Help :)

Yury
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Re: Problem with loop and composited new variable

#5 Post by Yury » 04 Sep 2015 09:06

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "oldV=aaa bbb ccc ddd"
set "addV=wow_"
set "newV=%addV%!oldV: = %addV%!"
echo %newV%

[newbie]
Posts: 6
Joined: 07 Feb 2015 15:02

Re: Problem with loop and composited new variable

#6 Post by [newbie] » 06 Sep 2015 09:44

Yury wrote:

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "oldV=aaa bbb ccc ddd"
set "addV=wow_"
set "newV=%addV%!oldV: = %addV%!"
echo %newV%

Thx, very nice implementation.

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