To insert ! (exclamation) into variable with delayed exp. mode

[Ondrej Sevecek]

Hello,
I would like to insert this text under delayed variable expansion mode ON:

SET variablewithexclamation=hello!howareyou


Ondra.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Hello,
I would like to insert this text under delayed variable expansion mode ON:

SET variablewithexclamation=hello!howareyou


Ondra.

The following demonstrates how (call test xxx)

@echo on
SETLOCAL DISABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET variablewithexclamation=hello^!howareyou
@echo %variablewithexclamation%
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
@echo %variablewithexclamation%
endlocal
endlocal&set %1=%variablewithexclamation%
call echo.%%%1%%

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
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