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::--- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7022640/string-substitution-asterisks-in-batch-files ---
setlocal ENABLEEXTENSIONS ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION


set string="**hello * World**"
set string=**hello * World**
    call :ReplaceAsterisks "string" "#"
echo string=%string%

goto :EOF

::++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
:ReplaceAsterisks
::++++++++++++++[v14.122 ]++++++++++++++
   set              StarEV=%~1
   set AsteriskReplacement=%~2
   set ValueOrg=!%StarEV%!
   set ValueNew=
   for /l %%a in (0 1 0xFF) do (
      if !ValueOrg:~%%a^,1!. neq *. (
         set "ValueNew=!ValueNew!!ValueOrg:~%%a,1!"
      )  else if !ValueOrg:~%%a^,1!. neq . (
         set ValueNew=!ValueNew!%AsteriskReplacement%)
   )
   set %StarEV%=!ValueNew!
   goto :EOF

Please note that that I am not trying to show how great I am by producing batch files 9,000 characters long on one line that no one will understand or be able to debug when they go wrong. I am going out of my way to comment the code and make it verbose so beginners and advanced users will both benefit. I don't claim to be an expert that knows everything, if I'm wrong or make a mistake then please contact me and let me know :-)


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