Put a command in a variable

Question

I want to store this command in a variable called code1

    dir /a:d /b

so the output would be: Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 etc... Any ideas how to do it? I've checked other questions and when it just sais echo is off.

Do you want to store the output in a variable, or do you want to store `dir /a:d /b` as the value of a variable? — SomethingDark, Aug 23 '15 at 21:52
output of the variable so when i do echo %code1% it displays all the folders — Jumperz Ko, Aug 23 '15 at 21:56
Look at the output of `for /?`, specifically the part about `for /F` loops. — SomethingDark, Aug 23 '15 at 22:05
_Really?_ `for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /a:d /b') do echo %%A` didn't work? — SomethingDark, Aug 24 '15 at 02:54

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 24 '15 at 02:32

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Simply store the command in the variable like you say. To execute, simply expand the value:

@echo off
setlocal

:: Define a simple "macro"
set "code1=dir /a:d /b"

:: Execute the "macro"
%code1%

answered Aug 24 '15 at 02:32

dbenham

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