Re: How can i escape quotation for DOS command parameter??

Op Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:16:59 -0700 (PDT) schreef krondor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

i'm in trouble with escaping " in dos command.

A string have to be given to a batch file like this...

C:> myBatchFile.bat "your blue eyes"


but in many case, the string can have quotation
(actually, a regular expression should be given... sigh.)

C:> myBatchFile.bat "your "blue" eyes"

I want to send [your "blue" eyes], not [your ]
How can i escape quotation for DOS command parameter??

By parsing the command line yourself ;-)
The only escape DOS knows of are percent signs:

echo %PATH% %PROMPT%
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Coos

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