Non-breaking space without quotation mark in the batch file FOR in (string) script-CodePudding

I am writing a batch file and expect to output three lines of string sentences to a txt file, just like this:

powershell "Get-appxprovisionedpackage -Online"
complete
123456

however, the first sentence: powershell "Get-appxprovisionedpackage -Online" contains a space that breaks the string in ouput file, like this:

powershell 
"Get-appxprovisionedpackage -Online"
complete
123456

And I don't hope to have quotation mark "" on the first sentence in the output file because I need it can be executed as a powershell command, any experts can kindly give a help on this and advise. Thanks a lot

My batch code:

@ECHO on
SETLOCAL enableDelayedExpansion
for %%A in (
powershell "Get-appxprovisionedpackage -Online"
complete
123456
) do echo %%A>> D:\BatOutput.txt

CodePudding user response：

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
(
 for %%A in (
  "powershell #Get-appxprovisionedpackage -Online#"
  complete
  123456
 ) do SET "line=%%~A"&ECHO !line:#="!
)>filename
GOTO :EOF

Here's a way to do it - but I prefer Mofi's method.

Simply replace each " with an otherwise-unused character. Quote any string containing spaces. Assign the value in %%A to a user-variable line, using %%~A to remove enclosing quotes. Then echo the result in line, substituting " for #.

Enclosing the code in a pair of parentheses forms a code block which allows the output to be redirected to the file. That way, the output file is opened once; using > to start, then >> to append is ugly and repeatedly opens/closes the file.

See for /? and set /? from the prompt for documentation - or browse through thousands of examples on SO

CodePudding user response：

Simple:

@ECHO on
SETLOCAL enableDelayedExpansion
for /F "delims=" %%A in (^"
powershell "Get-appxprovisionedpackage -Online"^

complete^

123456
^") do echo %%A>> D:\BatOutput.txt

Just change the FOR by FOR /F "delims=", terminate each line with a caret ^ character and insert a blank line between lines...

Although a simpler solution would be to store the desired lines in a file and just copy or type/append the file