SET variables in batch file using FOR command

Question

I have a .bat file with the following commands.

My aim is concatenate the CLASSPATH variable value with the values of %%1.

The three first commands (outside of FOR command) concatenate the CLASSPATH correctly, but the FOR command only do it with the last value of the iteration.

Please help

    SET CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;test1.jar
    SET CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;test2.jar
    SET CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;test3.jar

    FOR %%1 IN ("%CXFHOME%\lib\*.jar") DO SET CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%%1

... do set %%1? syntax is: set var=value

Stephan
– Stephan

2015-05-27 17:12:03 +00:00
Commented May 27, 2015 at 17:12 — Stephan
– Stephan, Commented May 27, 2015 at 17:12
Sorry, I have rewrite it

josepmra
– josepmra

2015-05-27 17:20:37 +00:00
Commented May 27, 2015 at 17:20 — josepmra
– josepmra, Commented May 27, 2015 at 17:20

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:30:07Z

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You need delayed expansion:

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
FOR %%1 IN ("%CXFHOME%\lib\*.jar") DO SET CLASSPATH=!CLASSPATH!;%%1
echo %classpath:~1%

See here for explanation and demonstration of delayed expansion.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:30

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answered May 27, 2015 at 17:25

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prudviraj · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-27 20:19:18Z

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use setlocal enabledelayedexpansion in your script , the reason why concatenation is happening for last value of for loop is , for loop is taken as single instruction at run time so , all the values are replaced and the last values is only reflected.

answered May 27, 2015 at 20:19

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