I have a variable:

SET X=%1

%1 contains "5.200901011259.Ken.job"

How can I remove any/all quotes from the varable?

Ken


Here is more information that might lead to an answer.

the program that calls this uses this line:
FOR /f %%A in ('dir/b %QUEUES%\%QUEUE%\?.*.*.job') do call %BATCHQ%\exe\RunJob.exe %%A

The quotes are coming from this %%A.try this after seting the x var
Code: [Select]set x=%x:"=%http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsStringManipulation.php


C:\>type   quote.bat
Code: [Select]echo off

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

Rem %1 contains 'text"info"moretext'
Rem How can I remove any/all quotes from the varable?

set x=%1
echo  x =  %x%
set x=%x:~1,-1%
echo x = %x%
pause

set x=%x:"info"=info%

echo.  x = %x%!
Output :
C:\> quote.bat 'text"info"moretext'
 x =  'text"info"moretext'
x = text"info"moretext
Press any key to continue . . .
  x = textinfomoretext
C:\>http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsStringManipulation.php


C:\>type  quote.bat
Code: [Select]echo off

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

Rem %1 contains "5.200901011259.Ken.job"
 

Rem How can I remove any/all quotes from the varable?

set x=%1
echo  x =  %x%
set x=%x:~1,-1%
echo x = %x%

[/quote]
Output :

C:\> quote.bat "5.200901011259.Ken.job"

 x =  "5.200901011259.Ken.job"
x = 5.200901011259.Ken.job
thanks guys, this one worked (in DOS and compiled in EXE)

set x=%1
set x=%x:~1,-1%
what if you have extra quotes in between , eg
Code: [Select]"5.20090"101"1259.Ken.job"
KENL,

Ghost  and Dev are correct.  Their code :

set x=%x:"=%
set x=%x:'=%

is better than:

set x=%x:~1,-1%

( the above code only REMOVES quotes at the BEGINNING  and end of the STRING.)

http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsStringManipulation.php


C:\>type  quote.bat
Code: [Select]echo off

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

Rem %1 contains 'text"info"moretext'
Rem How can I remove any/all quotes from the varable?

set x=%1
echo  x =  %x%
set x=%x:"=%
set x=%x:'=%
Rem set x=%x:~1,-1%
echo x = %x%
pause

Rem set x=%x:"info"=info%

echo.  x = %x%!C:\> quote.bat 'text"info"moretext'
 x =  'text"info"moretext'
x = textinfomoretext
Press any key to continue . . .
  x = textinfomoretext

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