How to convert the value of %USERNAME% to lowercase within a Windows batch script?

Question

I\'m automating some source control software functionality using a dot bat script but given that our svn repos are hosted in a *NIX box, I\'m facing the eternal case problem

Answer 1

:: UPcase.bat ==> Store in environment variable _UPcase_ the upper case of %1
:: -> Use quotes "" when the first argument has blanks or special characteres
::
:: Adapted from -> http://www.netikka.net/tsneti/info/tscmd039.htm
::
:: Note that the substitution method is case insensitive, which means that
:: while working for this application, it is not useful for all character
:: substitution tasks.
::
:: More concisely, one can capitalize (if you pardon the pun) on the fact
:: that in for and the substitution lower and upper case source are
:: equivalent.
@echo off

:: %~1 -> removes quotes from the first command line argument
:: http://steve-jansen.github.io/guides/windows-batch-scripting/part-2-variables.html
@echo off
::setlocal EnableExtensions
    :: echo %_UPcase_%
    call :ToUpcaseWithFor "%~1" _UPcase_
    :: echo %_UPcase_% _doit_1_
::endlocal & goto :EOF
goto :EOF
::
:: ======================
:ToUpcaseWithFor
setlocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
  set var_=%~1
  for %%c in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do (
    set var_=!var_:%%c=%%c!
  )
endlocal & set %2=%var_%& goto :EOF

:EOF
:: UPcase.bat ==> EOF