use DIR command output in batch

Question

I use command :

dir D:\ /b /A:D-H

and output is for example:

Photos
Wallpapers
My Personal Data

and.. I want to set varialeble on this folders as:

set SOMEFOLDER=folder1

set SOMEFOLDER2=folder2

and ect..

How can I do this?

By folder1 and folder2 do you mean e.g. Photos and Wallpapers respectively? — user2033427, Mar 14 '13 at 09:51
Consider reading [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/how-to-ask). — BDM, Mar 14 '13 at 10:22

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 14 '13 at 10:13

You can use the following for a batch file in the same directory as the folders:

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set num=0
for /d %%i in (*) do set /a num+=1&set SOMEFOLDER!num!=%%i
echo SOMEFOLDER1 = %SOMEFOLDER1%
echo SOMEFOLDER2 = %SOMEFOLDER2%
pause

If you need the batch file in a different directory or want to change some options, use this instead:

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set num=0
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir D:\ /b /a:D-H') do set /a num+=1&set SOMEFOLDER!num!=%%i
echo SOMEFOLDER1 = %SOMEFOLDER1%
echo SOMEFOLDER2 = %SOMEFOLDER2%
pause

use DIR command output in batch

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