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foo.bat
SET arch=%processor_architecture%
SET "pf=C:\Program Files"
if "%arch%" == "AMD64" (
SET "pf=C:\Program Files (x86)"
)
REM below does not fail even though "pf" has spaces in it
copy "\\some\path\file.foo" "%pf%\bar\baz\file.foo"
REM I would do it like this:
IF DEFINED PROGRAMFILES(X86) (SET "pf=%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%") ELSE (SET "pf=%PROGRAMFILES%")
ECHO %pf
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