C:\Users\username>type a.bat
echo $~dP$PATH:1

for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%f in ('echo asdfasdf') do echo $~dP$PATH:1
C:\Users\username>
C:\Users\username>
C:\Users\username>a notepad.exe

C:\Users\username>echo $~dP$PATH:1
$~dP$PATH:1

C:\Users\username>for /F "tokens=* delims=" %f in ('echo asdfasdf') do echo $~dP$PATH:1


C:\Users\username>echo $~dP$PATH:1
$~dP$PATH:1

C:\Users\username>