From: tlvargo@sbcglobal.netz   
      
   On 11/13/2013 12:03 PM, Gary Segal wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:09:46 AM UTC-5, billious wrote:   
   >> On 14/11/2013 00:00, Gary Segal wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:43:18 AM UTC-5, foxidrive wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> On 14/11/2013 02:32, Gary Segal wrote:   
      
      
   >>>>> Set /a WIL# = 000001   
      
      
   >> if %wil#% gtr 0 (   
   >>   
   >> ...   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> The test will always "succeed" BECAUSE the string "WIL#" will never be   
   >>   
   >> equal to the string "0"   
   >   
   > It did not work with "if %wil#% gtr 0 ("   
   > but it did work with "IF NOT %WIL#% == 0 ("   
   > - Thank you   
   >   
      
   Sometimes its easier to see what is happening.   
      
   Copy/paste this into a test batch and run it and examine the results.   
   Then change 00001 to 00000 and run and examine results again.   
      
   @echo off   
   set a=00001   
   set b = 00001   
   set /a c = 00001   
      
   echo a=[%a%]   
   echo b=[%b%]   
   echo b =[%b %]   
   echo c=[%c%]   
      
   if %a% gtr 0 echo a is gtr 0   
   if %b% gtr 0 echo b is gtr 0   
   if %b % gtr 0 echo b{space} is gtr 0   
   if %c% gtr 0 echo c is gtr 0   
      
      
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