How to use "for" Loop Parameter Modifiers?

Here is a batch file, For-Loop-Parameter.bat, that dumps the "for" loop parameter "%%p" with different modifiers:

@echo off
rem For-Loop-Parameter.bat - Show components of a for loop parameter

for %%p in (%1) do (
   echo ----------------      
   echo p          = %%p      
   echo ~p         = %%~p      
   echo ~fp        = %%~fp     
   echo ~dp        = %%~dp     
   echo ~pp        = %%~pp     
   echo ~np        = %%~np     
   echo ~xp        = %%~xp     
   echo ~sp        = %%~sp    
   echo ~ap        = %%~ap     
   echo ~tp        = %%~tp     
   echo ~zp        = %%~zp     
   echo ~$PATH:p   = %%~$PATH:p
   echo ~dpp       = %%~dpp      
   echo ~pdp       = %%~pdp      
   echo ~nxp       = %%~nxp      
   echo ~dp$PATH:p = %%~dp$PATH:p
   echo ~ftzap     = %%~ftzap    
)

If you run the above batch file with a file name pattern, you get the following output:

C:\fyicenter>For-Loop-Parameter.bat *.log
----------------
p          = error.log
~p         = error.log
~fp        = C:\fyicenter\error.log
~dp        = C:
~pp        = \fyicenter\
~np        = error
~xp        = .log
~sp        = C:\FYICEN~1\error.log
~ap        = --a------
~tp        = 11/22/2033 10:46 PM
~zp        = 16
~$PATH:p   = C:\fyicenter\error.log
~dpp       = C:\fyicenter\
~pdp       = C:\fyicenter\
~nxp       = error.log
~dp$PATH:p = C:\fyicenter\
~ftzap     = --a------ 11/22/2033 10:46 PM 16 C:\fyicenter\error.log
----------------
p          = ping.log
~p         = ping.log
~fp        = C:\fyicenter\ping.log
~dp        = C:
~pp        = \fyicenter\
~np        = ping
~xp        = .log
~sp        = C:\FYICEN~1\ping.log
~ap        = --a------
~tp        = 11/22/2033 12:02 AM
~zp        = 475
~$PATH:p   = C:\fyicenter\ping.log
~dpp       = C:\fyicenter\
~pdp       = C:\fyicenter\
~nxp       = ping.log
~dp$PATH:p = C:\fyicenter\
~ftzap     = --a------ 11/22/2033 12:02 AM 475 C:\fyicenter\ping.log
----------------
...

If you run the above batch file with a text message, the output is not that useful:

C:\fyicenter>For-Loop-Parameter.bat "Hello world!"
----------------
p          = "Hello world!"
~p         = Hello world!
~fp        = C:\fyicenter\Hello world!
~dp        = C:
~pp        = \fyicenter\
~np        = Hello world!
~xp        =
~sp        = C:\FYICEN~1\Hello world!
~ap        =
~tp        =
~zp        =
~$PATH:p   =
~dpp       = C:\fyicenter\
~pdp       = C:\fyicenter\
~nxp       = Hello world!
~dp$PATH:p =
~ftzap     = C:\fyicenter\Hello world!

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