batch file for reading and coping strings within lines

Hi Raven,

I can get the cumulative cost to work now, its just to get the code to work for more than one text file in the subdirectory. at the moment its making search on one text file.

Thank you

Matilda

With the spaces being a pain like they are, it might be fruitful to add spaces as delimiters and then adjust the code to fit. It's not a huge change, but it's up to you if you want to see how that will work. The code should be pulling all text files as is, but if it isn't working like that, you can use the following in the first for line:

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for /r "delims=" %%A in ("c:\Reservoir Management\script\*.txt") do (

This will hit all .txt files within that parent folder. Alternatively, you could use the following:

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cd /d "c:\Reservoir Management\scripts"
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir /s /b *.txt') do (

You can use the /S switch on the DIR command to get all of the subdirectories within the folder, similar to using the /R switch above, or leave it off to get only the files within the folder you are currently in, without subdirectories.

Raven,

Thanks....... this thread has answered my query.....

Many Thanks to Raven

Raven,

There is a new thread, I have just posted  prefix file names by Mat51.

if you could help me please.......

Matilda