Hello Mark,

On 2025-07-27T01:17:51+0200, Mark Filipak <markfilipak.i...@gmail.com> wrote:
PREFACE: It appears that FFmpeg is slipping into command mode, taking
the next couple letters from stdin, and interpreting them. That screws
up the remaining script of course.
You do realize this is totally off-topic for this mailinglist?
But fine, I'll bite.

set JOB=c:\work\MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY [2007]
set DELAY2CH=%JOB%DELAY2CH.ac3
set DELAY6CH=%JOB%DELAY6CH.ac3
set SOURCEa0_=%_JOB%a0.ac3
set SOURCEa1_=%_JOB%a1.ac3
set DELAYEDa0_=%_JOB%DELAYEDa0.ac3
set DELAYEDa1_=%_JOB%DELAYEDa1.ac3
echo ffconcat version 1.0>"%JOB%CONCATa0.txt"
echo file '%DELAY2CH%'>>"%JOB%CONCATa0.txt"
echo file '%SOURCEa0_%'>>"%_JOB%CONCATa0.txt"
ffmpeg -y -safe 0 -i "%JOB%CONCATa0.txt" "%_DELAYEDa0_%"
echo ffconcat version 1.0>"%JOB%CONCATa1.txt"
echo file '%DELAY6CH%'>>"%JOB%CONCATa1.txt"
echo file '%SOURCEa1_%'>>"%_JOB%CONCATa1.txt"
ffmpeg -y -safe 0 -i "%JOB%CONCATa1.txt" "%_DELAYEDa1_%"
%_JOB% doesn't exist.
%_DELAYEDa0_% doesn't exist.
%_DELAYEDa1_% doesn't exist.

I would recommend quoting your variables when spaces are involved.
The following works for me:

SET "JOB=D:\work\MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY [2007]"
SET "DELAY2CH=%JOB%DELAY2CH.ac3"
SET "DELAY6CH=%JOB%DELAY6CH.ac3"
SET "SOURCEa0=%JOB%a0.ac3"
SET "SOURCEa1=%JOB%a1.ac3"
SET "DELAYEDa0=%JOB%DELAYEDa0.ac3"
SET "DELAYEDa1=%JOB%DELAYEDa1.ac3"
echo ffconcat version 1.0>"%JOB%CONCATa0.txt"
echo file '%DELAY2CH%'>>"%JOB%CONCATa0.txt"
echo file '%SOURCEa0%'>>"%JOB%CONCATa0.txt"
ffmpeg -y -safe 0 -i "%JOB%CONCATa0.txt" "%DELAYEDa0%"
echo ffconcat version 1.0>"%JOB%CONCATa1.txt"
echo file '%DELAY6CH%'>>"%JOB%CONCATa1.txt"
echo file '%SOURCEa1%'>>"%JOB%CONCATa1.txt"
ffmpeg -y -safe 0 -i "%JOB%CONCATa1.txt" "%DELAYEDa1%"

But why so many unneccesary variables? Also the creation of the ffconcat-file can be done more efficiently. How about:

SET "JOB=D:\work\MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY [2007]"
(FOR %%A IN ("%JOB%DELAY2CH.ac3" "%JOB%a0.ac3") DO @ECHO file '%%~A') > "%JOB%CONCATa0.txt"
ffmpeg -y -safe 0 -f concat -i "%JOB%CONCATa0.txt" "%JOB%DELAYEDa0.ac3"
(FOR %%A IN ("%JOB%DELAY6CH.ac3","%JOB%a1.ac3") DO @ECHO file '%%~A') > "%JOB%CONCATa1.txt"
ffmpeg -y -safe 0 -f concat -i "%JOB%CONCATa1.txt" "%JOB%DELAYEDa1.ac3"

--
Reino
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