> You added extra brackets, which broke the code, here it is with them
> REMed out.
> In CMD, brackets force environment variables to be expanded early.
>
> SetLocal
> Call :GetObjectType %1
>
> echo ObjectType=%%ObjectType%%
>
> pause
> goto :eof
> REM -------------------------------------------
> :GetObjectType
> REM (
> Set ObjectType=
> Set "Object=%%~1"
> If ":"=="%%Object:~1,2%%" (
> Set ObjectType=Drive
> goto :eof
> )
>
> Set Attributes=
> for %%%%I in (%%1) do Set Attributes=%%%%~aI
> If "d"=="%%Attributes:~0,1%%" (
> Set ObjectType=Directory
> ) Else (
> Set ObjectType=File
> )
> goto :eof
> REM )
> REM EXIT /B

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If ":"=="%%Object:~1,2%%" (

should be

If ":\"=="%%Object:~1,3%%" (

thanks this will simplify a lot of things, and....

>brackets force environment variables to be expanded early.
i dont undersrtand the meaning of "variables to be expanded".
they dont't just grow up do they?
this could be the problem of a lot of my failed call-subrountines i have packed behind closets left there forever.