use DIR command output in batch

Question

I use command :

dir D:\ /b /A:D-H

and output is for example:

Photos
Wallpapers
My Personal Data

and.. I want to set varialeble on this folders as:

set SOMEFOLDER=folder1

set SOMEFOLDER2=folder2

and ect..

How can I do this?

By folder1 and folder2 do you mean e.g. Photos and Wallpapers respectively? — user2033427
– user2033427, Commented Mar 14, 2013 at 9:51

user2033427 · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-14 10:13:00Z

1

You can use the following for a batch file in the same directory as the folders:

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set num=0
for /d %%i in (*) do set /a num+=1&set SOMEFOLDER!num!=%%i
echo SOMEFOLDER1 = %SOMEFOLDER1%
echo SOMEFOLDER2 = %SOMEFOLDER2%
pause

If you need the batch file in a different directory or want to change some options, use this instead:

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set num=0
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir D:\ /b /a:D-H') do set /a num+=1&set SOMEFOLDER!num!=%%i
echo SOMEFOLDER1 = %SOMEFOLDER1%
echo SOMEFOLDER2 = %SOMEFOLDER2%
pause

answered Mar 14, 2013 at 10:13

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