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I have a simple bat script that copies files from an known directory to a directory given by the user. How can I pass the path (it might contain spaces) to my script and use it with the xcopy command?
In my code i have the following
:READ_PWA_PATH if "%1" == "" ( rem Set default path set PWA_PATH="C:\Program Files\PWA" rem echo You have not specified your PWA url. echo Default will be assumed: C:\Program Files\PWA. choice /C:YN /M:"Do you wish to continue [Y] or cancel the script [N]?" IF ERRORLEVEL ==2 GOTO CANCEL IF ERRORLEVEL ==1 GOTO READ_WSS_SERVER_EXTENSIONS_PATH GOTO END ) else ( set PWA_PATH=%1 ) If I simply call the script I get the following error:
C:\Projects\Setup>install.cmd "C:\program files (x86)" ----------------- SETUP SCRIPT ----------------- files was unexpected at this time. C:\Projects\Setup> 
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When you send arguments, those with poison or space characters need to be doublequoted. Inside your batch file, if you no longer need the surrounding doublequotes, you'd remove them by using %~5 instead of %5 . Additionally the recommended syntax for the set command is Set "VariableName=VariableValue" .
Use quotation marks when specifying long filenames or paths with spaces. For example, typing the copy c:\my file name d:\my new file name command at the command prompt results in the following error message: The system cannot find the file specified.
Use double percent signs ( %% ) to carry out the for command within a batch file. Variables are case sensitive, and they must be represented with an alphabetical value such as %a, %b, or %c. ( <set> ) Required. Specifies one or more files, directories, or text strings, or a range of values on which to run the command.
Use "%~1". %~1 alone removes surrounding quotes. However since you can't know whether the input parameter %1 has quotes or not, you should ensure by "%~1" that they are added for sure. This is especially helpful when concatenating variables, e.g. convert.exe "%~1.input" "%~1.output"
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