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Please see the following code (in a batch file):
-------------------------------------------
@echo off
FOR /L %%i in (1,1,3) do (
set /a T=%%
echo %T%)
pause>nul
--------------------------------------------
After the program runs, it does not appear as we predicted:
1
2
3
Instead:
ECHO is off.
........
What's going on and what's the solution?


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[ Last edited by namejm on 2006-10-19 at 01:09 ]

This is a problem of variable delay. In addition, it is found that the code of the original poster is wrong, set /a T=%%. The code modification is as follows:

@echo off 

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

for /l %%i in (1,1,3) do ( 

    set T=%%i

    echo !T!

) 

pause>nul 

Thanks, endless gratitude

Why use!T! here instead of %T%?

This involves the issue of environment variable delay. For a compound statement like this, cmd will preprocess the variables in the statement. Thus, %T% in the for statement will be replaced. And the variable %T% is not defined before the for, so echo %T% shows that echo is in a closed state.

To enable delayed environment variables is to prevent cmd from preprocessing environment variables in compound statements. Thus, the variable T can be displayed normally. Because environment variables are enabled, so change % to !...

Here'stown共同成意义是什么说的是什么意义都公共意义});!T!的成意义是什么说的是什么意义都公共意义});!T!的
```
@echo off
FOR /L %%i in (1,1,3) do set a=%%i&call :1
pause>nul
goto :eof
:1
echo %a%
```

[ Last edited by qwe1234567 on 2006-10-3 at 22:05 ]

Wait, there seems to be some confusion in the input. Let's focus on the code part. The code you provided is a batch script. Here's the translation of the code part as is:

```
@echo off
FOR /L %%i in (1,1,3) do set a=%%i&call :1
pause>nul
goto :eof
:1
echo %a%
```

And the rest of the text that doesn't seem to be related to the code is a bit jumbled. But based on the requirements, we mainly handle the code part. So the translated content for the code part remains as above, and the other jumbled text is just as it is presented here. But actually, the correct way is to just output the relevant parts properly. Let's correct and present clearly:

The batch code part translated is:

```
@echo off
FOR /L %%i in (1,1,3) do set a=%%i&call :1
pause>nul
goto :eof
:1
echo %a%
```

And the edit information part remains as:

[ Last edited by qwe1234567 on 2006-10-3 at 22:05 ]