search & replace strings in environment variables

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Hello,

how can an asterisks ("*") - or other special characters (e.g. =) be
replaced in environment variables?
The following sequence doesn't work because * is treated as a wildcard:

--
SET TestVar="Asterisks*should*be*replaced"
SET TestVar=%TestVar:*=_%
--

Kind regards,

Frank


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