batch file for loop with spaces in dir name / (/f "delims=" not working)

Question

Running below

@echo off
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
set "targetlocation=C:\Users\myself\Documents\FOLDER WITH BLANK SPACES\"
for %%f in (!targetlocation!*) do echo %%f
pause

prints:

C:\Users\myself\Documents\FOLDER
WITH
BLANK
Press any key to continue . . .

I tried to implements the following change, but it fails to run (see source below)

for f/ "delim=" %%f in (!targetlocation!*) do echo %%f

batch file for loop with spaces in dir name

Try `for %%f in ("!targetlocation!*")` – jeb Nov 18 '15 at 15:10 — jeb, Nov 18 '15 at 15:10

SachaDee · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-18T15:19:04.457

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Try with :

set targetlocation="C:\Users\myself\Documents\FOLDER WITH BLANK SPACES\"

edited Nov 18 '15 at 15:19

answered Nov 18 '15 at 15:10

SachaDee

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@SchaDee. I do need delayedexpansion for other reasons (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33351455/batch-file-deal-with-ampersand-in-folder-name) – BuckTurgidson Nov 18 '15 at 15:14
OK ! But that's not your problem, did you try my answer ? – SachaDee Nov 18 '15 at 15:16

batch file for loop with spaces in dir name / (/f "delims=" not working)

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