Batch variables don't contain anything? [duplicate] - batch-file

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I made a a database script to store giftcardcodes in. However, in my script the variables somehow don't contain anything. When I removed things that didnt matter in this question, I realised it worked.
WORKING:
::making variables
#echo off
title Please insert your code here:
cls
set /p code=Please insert your code here:
cls
title Who is the code from?
set /p client=Who is the code from?
cls
title For what did you get the money?
set /p what=For what did you get the money?
cls
title What's the amount of money saved on the code?
set /p amount=What's the amount of money saved on the code?
cls
::write to txt
#echo Code: %code%; Who: %client%; What: %what%; Money [in Euro]:%amount%>> %CD%\assets\database.txt
#echo off
color 0c
#echo Successfully written to database!
pause
exit
NOT WORKING:
:PASSWORDPROMPT
#ECHO off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
#echo off
cls
#echo off
title Insert Password:
#echo off
set /p Passwort=Insert your Password here:
if %Passwort%==mypassword goto YES
if not %Passwort%==mypassword goto NO
:YES
if exist %CD%\assets\database.txt (
goto EXISTS
) else (
md %CD%\assets\
copy /b NUL %CD%\assets\database.txt
attrib +h %CD%\assets
)
:EXISTS
#echo off
title ENTER OR READ?
#echo off
cls
set /p readwrite=Do you want to ENTER a code to the database or READ the database? [ENTER/READ]
if /i %readwrite%==ENTER (
#echo off
title Please insert your code here:
cls
set /p code=Please insert your code here:
cls
title Who is the code from?
set /p client=Who is the code from?
cls
title For what did you get the money?
set /p what=For what did you get the money?
cls
title What's the amount of money saved on the code?
set /p amount=What's the amount of money saved on the code?
cls
#echo Code: %code%; Who: %client%; What: %what%; Money [in Euro]:%amount%>> %CD%\assets\database.txt
#echo off
color 0c
#echo Successfully written to database!
#echo off
color 0b
<nul set /p "=Press a key to Close..."
pause >nul
title Closing...
#echo off
for /L %%A in (3,-1,0) do (
cls
echo Closing in %%A Seconds.
ping localhost -n 2 >nul
cls
)
) else (
cls
#echo off
color
cls
#echo off
#echo ________________________________________________________
#echo YOUR CODES:
#echo ________________________________________________________
color
more %CD%\assets\database.txt
#echo ________________________________________________________
<nul set /p "=Press a key to Close..."
pause >nul
)
exit
:NO
cls
color 0c
#echo WRONG PASSWORD!
#echo off
timeout 1 /nobreak >null
#echo off
for /L %%A in (3,-1,0) do (
cls
echo Reload in %%A seconds...
ping localhost -n 2 >nul
)
cls
goto PASSWORDPROMPT
Does someone know what makes the difference and how I could fix the code?

Answer 1

You are experiencing the delayed-expansion issue. It seems that you have already enabled delayed expansion.
However, to preserve compatibility, we have to change the variables to be updated at runtime like so:
%var% -> !var!
Please note that it only applies to some variable. The following examples are invalid: !!~A, !1
For your situation, you should modify your code as so:
#echo Code: !code!; Who: !client!; What: !what!; Money [in Euro]:!amount!>> %CD%\assets\database.txt