batch file - %~1 and %1 Automatically Removing Everything after the first Space -

so creating batch file store selected folder's path text file refer later on using batch script...

i created registry entries include right-click context menu folder triggers specific batch file.

basically when right click folder , click "send script" supposed copy whole path / location of right clicked folder.

to using following command:

set targetdir=%~1

i tried using %1and tried using following code delimiters

for /f "delims=;" %%a in ("%~1") (     @echo %%a ) 

the problem cmd automatically trimming after first space , since path copying, want keep spaces , path is

ex. if use command on folder such "c:/folder/subfolder" copyng done correctly if use command on folder such "c:/folder/sub folder" copying done incorrectly , give me "c:/folder/sub" removing rest found after first space detected.

registry entries

[hkey_classes_root\directory\shell\send-to-script] "muiverb"="send script" "subcommands"="sendscript"   [hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\commandstore\shell\sendscript] @="send script"  [hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\commandstore\shell\sendscript\command] @="c:\\scripts\\pathtotext.bat %1" 

thanks help

you should change registry key [...\sendscript\command] to

@="c:\\temp\\blob.bat \"%1\"" 

and in batch should use

rem disabledelayedexpansion preserve "!" in path names setlocal disabledelayedexpansion set "targetdir=%~1"  setlocal enabledelayedexpansion (     echo target !targetdir! ) > c:\scripts\target.log  if "reseverdfolder" == "!targetdir!" echo folder reserved