Windows batch : find string contains another string inside a for loop

Question

I am trying to convert a set of PNG images to WEBP images using cwebp encoder. I managed to do it using a JAVA program but now I want to write a batch file to do this task. I already got metal03326's solution after some searching. But I want one modification in this that 9 patch images should be skipped.

Here is what I did :

pushd %1

set "DOTNINE=.9"

echo %DOTNINE%

for /f "delims=" %%n in ('dir /b /s /a-d-h-s') do (

set MY=%%~nn

set MY=%MY:~-2%

rem IF NOT ".webp" == "%%~xn" IF NOT "MY" == ".9" ("%~dp0cwebp.exe" -q 80 "%%n" -o "%%n.webp") ELSE (echo File already WEBP.)

)

popd

But I'm getting a syntax error. What is wrong in the above code?

No syntax error shown here on Win 7. Is it the entire batch script? — wOxxOm, Jul 28 '15 at 08:48
Removed the `android` tag, since this question has nothing to do with Android. — Phantômaxx, Jul 28 '15 at 08:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '15 at 08:51

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To re-assign a variable (namely MY) multiple times in a loop you have to use delayed expansion:

setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
pushd "%~1"
for /f "delims=" %%n in ('dir /b /a-d-h-s') do (
    set MY=%%~nn
    set MY=!MY:~-2!
    IF NOT ".webp" == "%%~xn" IF NOT "!MY!" == ".9" ("%~dp0cwebp.exe" -q 80 "%%n" -o "%%n.webp") ELSE (echo File already WEBP.)
)
popd

answered Jul 28 '15 at 08:51

wOxxOm

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Thanks! It did the job :) One more thing - Is there a way to do this at one place i.e instead of creating MY variable do it in IF NOT condition ? – userv Jul 29 '15 at 04:17
`set "MY=%%~nn" & set "MY=!MY:~-2!" & IF .....`, for example. Another method would be to use `for /f`. – wOxxOm Jul 29 '15 at 09:08

Windows batch : find string contains another string inside a for loop

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