Windows CMD Set variable with space in variable name

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To make my batch file readable, I tried to align the SET statements as below

SET SVN_URL           = http://server.test.com
SET SVN_USER_NAME     = foo
SET SVN_USER_PASSWORD = pass

How ever when I try to echo %SVN_URL% I got nothing. I found that the variable names could have spaces https://ss64.com/nt/set.html

So my variable will be %SVN_URL % (with spaces)

Is it any way to fix it ?!

When using the set command, you really want to avoid spaces around the = entirely; always format your set statements as set varname=value and add comments (rem statements) if you want readable documentation. — Jeff Zeitlin
– Jeff Zeitlin, Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 12:33
There is no problem with spaces in front of the var name if you need to align the equal sign that heftily ;-) To avoid inadvertant leading/trailing spaces in varname or content I'd double quote them Set "SVN_URL=http://server.test.com" — user6811411
– user6811411, Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 12:46
Yes, in my command there are no spaces around the equal sign. The number of spaces following set don't matter Set "SVN_URL=http://server.test.com" but are removed by this site ;-) — user6811411
– user6811411, Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 12:54

Magoo · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-11 14:01:28Z

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The issue is that spaces are significant on both sides of the set

This would set your values (noting that each value will contain a leading space)

SET           SVN_URL= http://server.test.com
SET     SVN_USER_NAME= foo
SET SVN_USER_PASSWORD= pass

or

for /f "tokens=1*delims== " %%a in (SVN_URL           = http://server.test.com) do set "%%a=%%b"
for /f "tokens=1*delims== " %%a in (SET SVN_USER_NAME     = foo) do set "%%a=%%b"
for /f "tokens=1*delims== " %%a in (SET SVN_USER_PASSWORD = pass) do set "%%a=%%b"

or

call :setv SVN_URL           = http://server.test.com
call :setv SVN_USER_NAME     = foo
call :setv SVN_USER_PASSWORD = pass

...
:setv
set "%~1=%~2"
goto :eof

noting that with this last, you may need to enclose the value in quotes.

answered Jul 11, 2017 at 14:01

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user6811411 · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-11 20:11:48Z

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Similar to Magoo's first version you can align the equal signs to fit your aestetics or whatever.

SET           "SVN_URL=http://server.test.com"
SET     "SVN_USER_NAME=foo"
SET "SVN_USER_PASSWORD=pass"

In a comment excessive white space is removed, so I couldn't demonstrate.

answered Jul 11, 2017 at 20:11

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