Command line: Create folders in subfolders with spaces

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For a project I received 700 folders with names of institutions (containing spaces). The purpose is now to create subfolders in each of these folders.

[institution folder]\Documents\ [institution folder]\Images\ [institution folder]\Videos\

According some posts here the below script should work to create the Documents folder

FOR /d %A IN (C:\Users\myname\project\institutions\*) DO mkdir %A\Documents

However, I notice in the feedback that I get from the command line that this instruction fails at the spaces in the foldername. How can I get this to work?

Magoo · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-26 11:25:23Z

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FOR /d %A IN (C:\Users\myname\project\institutions\*) DO mkdir "%A"\Documents

should do the trick.

answered Mar 26, 2013 at 11:25

Magoo

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Gung Foo · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-26 10:12:10Z

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make sure you wrap expressions containing spaces with " to make sure the shell sees them as a single entity.

answered Mar 26, 2013 at 10:12

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Gigi2m02 Over a year ago

Yes I know, but the problem is, how do I handle that with my %A variable?

Gung Foo Over a year ago

stackoverflow.com/questions/535975/…

Gigi2m02 Over a year ago

CLI feedback: "%A" is not expected at this moment.

Gung Foo Over a year ago

have you looked at that link i posted last? sounds like it has your solution in there

Magoo Over a year ago

You place the quotes around the %A in the MKDIR, but not in the FOR thus: FOR /d %A IN (C:\Users\myname\project\institutions\*) DO mkdir "%A"\Documents

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