Batch Programming Help - Renaming Files

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marceno February 15, 2012 at 18:49:13 Pacific
Specs: Windows 7

So, I'm new to writing Batch files. I've got the basic algorithm, however it is the formatting and language I'm having problems with.
I'm trying to write a file that replace that will, for each and every text file found in "C:\files\" folder, switch it's file name with it's content.
E.g. "file1.txt", "file2.txt", "file3.txt", and "file4.txt" exist in "C:\files\" folder. In "file1.txt" there is a line of text containing the single word "alpha". The other text files have different words as content.
"file1.txt" containing the word "alpha" becomes "alpha.txt" containing the word "file1".
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Here's my go at it:

FOR /R %%F IN (*.txt) DO (
set /p var= <Text.txt
RENAME %%F %var%
%%F > (*.txt)
)
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It's not working and for the love of all that is holy, I can't get my head around it.

NOW...if I can get it to switch file names back AND forth using the same batch file......
I would be so gracious as to even give you an internet hug...., their not cheap y'know..?

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Razor2.3 February 20, 2012 at 06:27:47 Pacific

This sounds like a horrible idea.
Untested:
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
for %%a in (C:\files\*.txt) do {
  set /p var= < "%%a"
  del "%%a"
  > !var! echo %%~Na
)
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