This is the code I'm trying to test. I rounded up that this wouldn't work because When I enter a string, it doesn't output the variable when I echo it (with or without the quotes). I'm just using Notepad++ to write this in, and I'm running it on Windows 8.1.
@ECHO OFF
set /p name = Enter a name:
echo "%name%"
pause
exit
Exact output when I type in 'Bob':
Enter a name:Bob
""
Press any key to continue . . .
with set /p name =..., you are defining a variable %name %, not %name%.
Try typing set /?. Why wouldn't you have done that.
SET /P variable=[promptString]
All your command does is write what you type
You probably have spaces in the set command. set /p name=whatever
This should work for you:
@echo off
set /p name=Enter a name:
echo "%name%"
pause
exit
Exact output when I type in 'Bob':
Enter a name:Bob
"Bob"
Press any key to continue . . .
test.batI had the same problem and was looking for an answer under posts like this one so i'm going to put this here in case it helps anyone.
I had this exact same issue of the variable not containing anything, and I fixed it by adding SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION at the top of the script. My SET /P was inside an IF statement, and they can interact in a weird way. If you do this, you can access your SET /P VARIABLE=... with !VARIABLE! instead of %VARIABLE%.
