Windows batch with ! value inside variable

Question

Hi, I have a filename "FILENAME_!DAT!.txt" and wanted to use it in the variable. How do I read it back with ! in it? Sorry for the format (I tried inline code and it does not work.)

C:\test_batch>dir Directory of C:\test_batch 04/23/2023 10:28 AM <DIR> . 04/23/2023 10:28 AM <DIR> .. 04/23/2023 10:28 AM 18 FILENAME_!DAT!.txt 04/23/2023 10:30 AM 250 test_batch.bat C:\test_batch> C:\test_batch>test_batch.bat FILENAME_.txt "FILENAME_.txt" FILENAME_\.txt @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS SET FILENAME_SEARCH1=FILENAME_^!DAT^!.txt SET FILENAME_SEARCH2="FILENAME_!DAT!.txt" SET FILENAME_SEARCH3=FILENAME_\!DAT\!.txt SET FILENAME_SEARCH4='FILENAME_!DAT!.txt' ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH1% ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH2% ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH3% ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH4%

Answer 1

Much better format.

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS

SET FILENAME_SEARCH1=FILENAME_^!DAT^!.txt
SET FILENAME_SEARCH2="FILENAME_!DAT!.txt"
SET FILENAME_SEARCH3=FILENAME_\!DAT\!.txt
SET FILENAME_SEARCH4='FILENAME_!DAT!.txt'

ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH1%
ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH2%
ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH3%
ECHO %FILENAME_SEARCH4%

C:\test_batch>dir
 Directory of C:\test_batch
04/23/2023  10:28 AM    <DIR>          .
04/23/2023  10:28 AM    <DIR>          ..
04/23/2023  10:28 AM                18 FILENAME_!DAT!.txt
04/23/2023  10:30 AM               250 test_batch.bat
C:\test_batch>
C:\test_batch>test_batch.bat
FILENAME_.txt
"FILENAME_.txt"
FILENAME_\.txt