Batch file CURL String with Spaces and Special Characters

Question

I'm trying to get a string from an url using a batch file.

String example:

e-e --ser u.g --p 3 --f 0 x,ss

I am using the command below to CURL output directly to a variable:

FOR /F %%I IN ('curl.exe -s -S %URL%') DO (SET W=%%I)

The problem is, when I echo the variable [W] after the command runs, most of the string is missing...

e-e

What is the best method to get around this issue?

Squashman · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-19 00:18:39Z

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By default, the FOR /F command delimits the output based on a space and tab. That is stated in the help file. To keep that from happening use the DELIMS option to tell the FOR command to not use any delimiters.

FOR /F "delims=" %%I IN ('curl.exe -s -S %URL%') DO (SET W=%%I)

answered May 19, 2018 at 0:18

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