Batch File Not Looping for Non-File Items in a List

I don't think it is working as you expect for a non-file list because as indicated within for /?. . .

• FOR /F ["options"] %variable IN (file-set) DO command [command-parameters]
  FOR /F ["options"] %variable IN ("string") DO command [command-parameters]
  FOR /F ["options"] %variable IN ('command') DO command [command-parameters]
  

I believe this means the FOR /F handles either command, string, or file-set which I presume file-set specifically means an actual file. If this is the case, then that means putting the non-file list within there, it's interpreted as being a string which the delims and tokens cannot parse or iterate.

To resolve put the non-file list within a regular for loop without using any tokens or delims, and ensure values which contain a space are enclosed with double quotes.

@echo off
cls
for %%G in ("3D Objects",Documents,Downloads,Music,Pictures,Videos) do (
echo %%~G
)

You could put double quotes around all values and use the [~] tilde in the variable placeholder to parse out the double quotes from the output value giving the desired output without double quotes.

@echo off
cls
for %%G in ("3D Objects","Documents","Downloads","Music","Pictures","Videos") do (
echo %%~G
)

Output

3D Objects
Documents
Downloads
Music
Pictures
Videos

Supporting Resources

• FOR