echo %%i throu FOR loop

[yossi_moses]

Dear friends, in batch i write
       

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for /f "delims=" %%i in (MyFile.TXT) do echo.%%i>>NewFile.TXTif %%i contains for example "abc>def" (without the " ") it generates error because the > is interpreted as if i redirect abc to def
if i surround the expression with " " it's ok, but i can't do it because i must redirect to NewFile.TXT without the " "
Thanks for help

[foxidrive]

What OS are you using?  It works fine here in Win 7.

[yossi_moses]

I use Windows 7, Thank you very much, but sorry to say... i was too short, indeed my code is like this:

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for /f "delims=" %%i in (MyFile.TXT) do echo.%%i|find "ABC" >> NewFile.TXTand the line in the file contains 123>asd\678
and of course i get error: The system cannot find the path specified.
because >asd\ is interpreted as redirecting to a path that of course does not exist.
   Thanks, any idea?

[foxidrive]

Try this:

for /f "delims=" %%i in ('find "ABC" ^<MyFile.TXT') do echo.%%i>> NewFile.TXT

Or this:

find "ABC" <MyFile.TXT >>NewFile.TXT

[yossi_moses]

Thank you very very much, i use the 1st suggetion because i need more manipulations.
Please tell me what is this use/behaviour of ^ before the input <
after your solution i tried instead of the use of ^ this: '"find "ABC" <MyFile.TXT"' and it also worked.

OK i realized that it's an escape char that causes to interpret codes as simple chars.
I see that robvanderwoude has a lot about it.

again thank you very much

[foxidrive]

after your solution i tried instead of the use of ^ this: '"find "ABC" <MyFile.TXT"' and it also worked.

If you try that again in a for in do loop command you will find that it generates an error and will fail.

I'm glad you found the solution useful.

[Salmon Trout]

Am I missing something?

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C:\>type myfile.txt
abc&def
abc<def
abc|def
abc>def
123>asd\678
123<asd\678
123&asd\678
123|asd\678

C:\>type test1.bat
@echo off
for /f "delims=" %%i in (myfile.txt) do echo.%%i>>newfile.txt

C:\>test1.bat

C:\>type newfile.txt
abc&def
abc<def
abc|def
abc>def
123>asd\678
123<asd\678
123&asd\678
123|asd\678

C:\>

[foxidrive]

A later post revealed that this was more like the real request:

for /f "delims=" %%i in (MyFile.TXT) do echo.%%i|find "ABC" >> NewFile.TXT

[yossi_moses]

Dear Salmon Trout, 1st, thanks a lot. But it seems that indeed some thing is missed.
very strange, but
   ECHO%%Var>FileName
is well escaped (no need for escape chars),
and
   ECHO%%Var|FIND
is not escaped.

Please help me to understand how to thank in a way that my thank to any body will be counted in the forum.
Thanks