@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set file1=c:\windows\explorer.exe
set file2=c:\windows\system32\ExplorerFrame.dll
set file3=c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll
set file4=c:\windows\system32\timedate.cpl
set file5=c:\windows\system32\wucltux.dll
set file6=c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
set file7=c:\windows\system32\appwiz.cpl
set file8=
set file9=

:: initiate var
set count=7

:: Skip crap
GOTO CRAP

:: count files and save to tempfile
dir /b | find "." /c > %appdata%\tempfile.txt

:: tempfile to var
set /p count=<%appdata%\tempfile.txt


:CRAP
echo Debug: Count = %count%

:: this batch files relies in the same dir as the files, substract 1
set /a count=%count%-1

echo Debug: Count (-1) = %count%
echo Debug: Will loop %count% times
echo.
for /L %%i IN (1,1,%count%) DO (
    set var=file%%i
    call set _result=%%!var!%%
    echo file: !_result!
)