Hi again,

This works on the command line

for /r %I in (*jeanpierredaviau*.txt) do (type "%I" >> _trash.txt)

but not in a batch file?

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> This works on the command line
>
> for /r %I in (*jeanpierredaviau*.txt) do (type "%I" >> _trash.txt)
>
> but not in a batch file?


You need to double your %'s a batch file.

for /r %%I in (*jeanpierredaviau*.txt) do (type "%%I" >> _trash.txt)



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"Jean Pierre Daviau" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi again,
>
> This works on the command line
>
> for /r %I in (*jeanpierredaviau*.txt) do (type "%I" >> _trash.txt)
>
> but not in a batch file?
>
> --
> Thanks for your attention.
>
> Jean Pierre Daviau
> --
> Easyphp1.8 with Apache1.3.24
> Server version: Apache/2.0.55
> Server built: Oct 9 2005 19:16:56
> DEVC++, borland 5.5
> windows Xp
> asus p4 s533/333/133
> Intel(R) Celeron (R) CPU 2.00 GHz
> Processor Radeon7000 0x5159 agp
> http://www.jeanpierredaviau.com
>

works fine for me - if you double the "%" signs - even if the directorynames
contain spaces and other non-alphamerics.

for /r %%I in (*jeanpierredaviau*.txt) do (type "%%I" >> _trash.txt)

? You'd find a lot of relevant information in alt.msdos.batch.nt

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> Posted At: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:12 PM
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> Conversation: command line VS cmd file
> Subject: Re: command line VS cmd file
>
>
> "Jean Pierre Daviau" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi again,
> >
> > This works on the command line
> >
> > for /r %I in (*jeanpierredaviau*.txt) do (type "%I" >> _trash.txt)
> >
> > but not in a batch file?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks for your attention.
> >
> > Jean Pierre Daviau
> > --
> > Easyphp1.8 with Apache1.3.24
> > Server version: Apache/2.0.55
> > Server built: Oct 9 2005 19:16:56
> > DEVC++, borland 5.5
> > windows Xp
> > asus p4 s533/333/133
> > Intel(R) Celeron (R) CPU 2.00 GHz
> > Processor Radeon7000 0x5159 agp
> > http://www.jeanpierredaviau.com
> >
>
> works fine for me - if you double the "%" signs - even if the
> directorynames
> contain spaces and other non-alphamerics.
>
> for /r %%I in (*jeanpierredaviau*.txt) do (type "%%I" >> _trash.txt)
>
> ? You'd find a lot of relevant information in alt.msdos.batch.nt
>


It's also explained in FOR /?:

C:\>for /? | find "%%"
To use the FOR command in a batch program, specify %%variable instead

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