how to add characters in this message ~Ex.) ("")

[zask]

i want to make a simple output like this

echo |Del *.*

except i want to add ("") around it

for example it's output displays.

C:\Users\Username\Desktop\*.*, Are you sure (Y/N)?

what it does is answers the DEL "Are you sure" question automatically.

i would like to change it's output message to

C:\Users\Username\Desktop\*.*," Are you sure (Y/N)?"

thanks

[Geek-9pm]

So far it makes no sense.
Do you understand the DEL options in Windows?

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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\User>help del
Deletes one or more files.

DEL [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names
ERASE [/P] [/F] [/S] [/Q] [/A[[:]attributes]] names

  names         Specifies a list of one or more files or directories.
                Wildcards may be used to delete multiple files. If a
                directory is specified, all files within the directory
                will be deleted.

  /P            Prompts for confirmation before deleting each file.
  /F            Force deleting of read-only files.
  /S            Delete specified files from all subdirectories.
  /Q            Quiet mode, do not ask if ok to delete on global wildcard
  /A            Selects files to delete based on attributes
  attributes    R  Read-only files            S  System files
                H  Hidden files               A  Files ready for archiving
                -  Prefix meaning not

If Command Extensions are enabled DEL and ERASE change as follows:

The display semantics of the /S switch are reversed in that it shows
you only the files that are deleted, not the ones it could not find.

C:\Documents and Settings\User>
The are are enough options to do nearly anything you want.
So, what do you want?

[zask]

I just simply just want to add quotation marks around the output of the command

echo |Del *.*

the output displays this

Are you sure (Y/N)?

im trying to get it to do this

"Are you sure (Y/N)?"

thank you...

[foxidrive]

This is like your other thread zask - you're not describing what you actually want to do.

If you want to add double quotes in that situation then describe why you want to do so.


Without that information it seems too much like a pointless question which is designed to get information about a different task - and those questions often end up wasting the time of the volunteers...

[zask]

My bad

[zask]

This is what im trying to do. it just doesn't look right without quotation marks.

I have a List of command that i am using that all have quotation marks around there outputs.

@echo off
echo This is "%%CD%%" which displays "%CD%" 
echo and expands to the drive letter and path of the current directory.
echo.
echo This is "%%~DP0" which displays "%~DP0"
echo and expands to the drive letter and path in which that batch file is located.
echo.
echo This is "%%~N0%%~X0" which displays "%~N0%~X0"
echo and which is used to copy the current file to another directory.
echo.
echo This is "%%RANDOM%%" which displays this "%RANDOM%"
echo and which is a variable that captures a somewhat random five digit number.
echo.
echo This is "%%ALLUSERSPROFILE%%" which displays this "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%"
echo which also displays the Current Programs data folder.
echo.
echo This is "%%SYSTEMROOT%%" whish displays "%SYSTEMROOT%"
echo which also displays the current location of the Windows foler.
echo.
echo This is "%%APPDATA%%" which displays "%APPDATA%"
echo which displays the current location of the Appdata/roaming folder.
echo.
echo This is "%%CD%%" which displays "%CD%"
echo which displays the current location of the Desktop
echo.
echo This is "%%PATH%%" which displays "%PATH%"
echo which specifys a set of directories where executable programs are located
echo.
echo This is "%%TEMP%%" which displays "%TEMP%"
echo which displays the current location of temp directory.
echo.
echo This is "%%DATE%%" which displays "%DATE%",
echo which gives you the date.
echo.
echo This is "%%TIME%%" which displays "%TIME%",
echo which gives you the time.
echo.
echo This is "echo |Del *.*" which displays
echo |Del *.*

But for the love that all is living I cant get quotation marks around the output of this last message.

[foxidrive]

I get this display with your code.  I'm still not clear what you are doing.

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c:\>echo This is "echo |Del *.*" which displays
This is "echo |Del *.*" which displays

[DaveLembke]

Wondering if they are running into an issue with lack of escape character 

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/escapechars.php

[patio]

His wounds are generally self-inflicted...

[zask]

I get this display with your code.  I'm still not clear what you are doing.

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c:\>echo This is "echo |Del *.*" which displays
This is "echo |Del *.*" which displays

i am creating a simple batch file that explains certain commands, every command i have has quotations added to it, but if i add quotations to the last command they will not display the output of the command, i want to be able to display the output of the command with quotes without the command not displaying it's output.

[BC_Programmer]

If you want to display the output of a command, you have to run it.

Don't run "Del *.*" arbitrarily, please.

Besides- Del *.* outputs a prompt requiring Y or N.

[foxidrive]

i am creating a simple batch file that explains certain commands

[zask]

Patio you had no reason to close my last topic, all i had done was ask for a rating on my encrypted code and you started calling me a lier, telling me what i was using is pointless and saying that it is not encryption, you constantly say that your being patient but when i even give proof that my code if encrypted you locked it without even giving me a chance. It was not at all a malicious file. you didn't even try to use it in a bat file to see if it would even work you just constantly said that my information was incorrect. your mad because i proved you wrong. i used polymorphism which is a form of encryption that would commonly be used by viruses to avoid antivarus detection. but my file contained 0 viruses, worms, trojan or anything. it was just encrypted but you was to stubborn to take 5 seconds of your time copy and paste it into a batch flle and see if it would do anything. you just looked at it, clamed it a as bunch of garbage and starting telling me that it doesn't even work when ive ran and tested the program with 100% zero errors. please give me a logical reason of why you do that.
If you will just try to see if it works then you would stop telling me that im wrong because im not, your just to suborn to get proved wrong

[Geek-9pm]

Zack, this forum is not a debate teram.

If you are really deep into programming you would go to some place like stackoverflow. But I doubt they would tolerate your ranting.

What was your question?  You need to add quotation marks to a string?
Why is that so hard?
If you have a list of strings , you can easily add a quote at the start and finish of each line. And there are other methods. The issue is trying to understand what your are thinking. 

Again your issue is not explaining clearly and concisely what you need.

[zask]

i wasn't ranting he was constantly saying that my code wouldn't even work because it isn't even code, he was telling me that it wasn't encrypted and i even send him a link to proof that my type of code was a form of encryption. I told him it was a form of encryption called polymorphism. he blocked my page for no reason. i don't understand how he can say that something doesn't work, but wont even give 5 seconds of there time to test and see if it actually worked. I dont want no debate, im literally being called an idiot because he cant find the patience to even copy and paste a script of code. to back his source of telling me that my file doesn't work. it's his nonsense! he was the one who bringed al
l the chaos