Hello...
Here's the script that I'm testing.

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "tokens=1,2,3 delims=/" %%i in ("%date:~4%") do (set yfm=%%i)
goto :eof

Now, here's the output.  Notice that the variable yfm isn't getting updated.

C:\Working>test.bat
C:\Working>setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
C:\Working>for /F "tokens=1,2,3 delims=/" %i in ("03/07/2007") do (set
yfm=%i )
C:\Working>(set yfm=03 )
C:\Working>goto :eof
C:\Working>echo %yfm%
03/07/2007
C:\Working>

Is there any reason why !yfm! wouldn't be updating?  It should be "03" when
echo'd.
JJ

On Mar 7, 10:27 am, doubleJ <doub***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Show quoteHide quoteThat's peculiar, 'cause it works as expected for me (XP SP2).

Tom Lavedas
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I know it's peculiar, that's why I posted.
Hehehe...
I'm using xp sp2, as well.
JJ

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On Mar 9, 1:27 am, doubleJ <doub***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
Okay, so my guess is that your posted example is not the exact
condition that is creating the error.  Rather, it is an extract from a
larger procedure such that the real problem is created by some other
aspect of that larger procedure.  I say that for two reasons: first
the setlocal statement is not applicable in the example you posted and
the second is that the output you posted has an ECHO statement not
shown in the example.

I think you're going to need to post a complete example that exactly
creates your problem.

Tom Lavedas
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