windows - Batch file - Abc123 is not recognised as an internal or external command -

i have script takes user input details using 'set /p' runs through series of commands.

when running script shortcut, works fine, when running directly command prompt, 'abc123 not recognised internal or external command', 'abc123' user input each of 'set /p' commands.

if press enter again @ point, move onto next 'set /p' never stores value.

i can't figure out what's wrong here!

here's scenario possibly reproducing problem sufficiently , giving hints resolve either "quoting" or via enabledelayedexpansion

==>30122435.bat  ==>set "passw=xyz|abc123"  ==>echo quoted  percent "xyz|abc123" quoted  percent "xyz|abc123"  ==>setlocal enabledelayedexpansion  ==>echo unquoted exclam. !passw! unquoted exclam. xyz|abc123  ==>echo unquoted percent xyz  | abc123 'abc123' not recognized internal or external command, operable program or batch file.  ==>type 30122435.bat @echo on set "passw=xyz|abc123" echo quoted  percent "%passw%" setlocal enabledelayedexpansion echo unquoted exclam. !passw! echo unquoted percent %passw%  ==>