batch for loop - file name with spaces

[viennawien]

If I run this:

for /F %%a in ('dir /S/B *.java') do ( echo %%~dpna)

in a directory with spaces , like "My Documents", the echo truncates the name to the first space.

Thank you for your help

[allen2]

Change it to this:

for /F "delims=; " %%a in ('dir /S/B *.java') do ( echo %%~dpna)

I used ";" as delimiter as it can't be used in filename or path.

Edited March 9, 2011 by allen2

[Yzöwl]

You either:

don't want any delimiters...

FOR /F "DELIMS=" %%A IN ('DIR/S/B *.JAVA') DO ECHO=%%~dpnA

...or you want all tokens

FOR /F "TOKENS=*" %%A IN ('DIR/S/B *.JAVA') DO ECHO=%%~dpnA

[viennawien]

Thank you allen2 and Wise Owl for your help.

Now it works