Set a path variable with spaces in the path in a Windows .cmd file or batch file

Question

I\'m new to script writing and can\'t get this one to work. I could if I moved the files to a path without a space in it, but I\'d like it to work with the space if it coul

Answer 1

The proper way to do this is like so:

@ECHO off
SET MY_PATH=M:\Dir\^
With Spaces\Sub Folder^
\Dir\Folder
:: calls M:\Dir\With Spaces\Sub Folder\Dir\Folder\hello.bat
CALL "%MY_PATH%\hello.bat"
pause