I suspect that using %variable = <value> without the var command will only work in a scripted situation, but not in a direct command line.
This was the point of my post, I wonder why %var = value does not work on the command line, while in remote it does. I use these kind of statements in my scripts, and I find it inconvenient that it does not work for the command line, when I want to write something quick in the editbox.
Also note that /var is NOT the same as %var = value (rather a collection of /set -l). There is also a noticable speed difference when using /var comparred to /set in loops.
