can i use compound command in "for" command?

[thinktwice]

for /F "tokens=1,2,3* delims=," %%i in (myfile.txt) do ( command1,
command2...)
could i?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

for /F "tokens=1,2,3* delims=," %%i in (myfile.txt) do ( command1,
command2...)
could i?

You probably could but you need to spend a little more of your
time in explaining precisely what you're trying to achieve.

 

[thinktwice]

thanks for you quick relay

here is what i want to do.
//myfile.txt
"project1"=vc2005 //projectname=projecttype
"project2"=vc6
"project3"=csharp

i want to write a batch file to read this file and automatically build
these projects.
for /F "tokens=1,2,3* delims==" %%i in (myfile.txt) do (set
projectname=%%i set projecttype =%%j)
but seems i can't write in the above style. can you tell me how to
write compound command in for loop?

Pegasus (MVP) $B<LF;!'(B

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Here is one way of doing it:
1. @echo off
2. setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
3. set Source=d:\temp\test.txt
4.
5. for /F "tokens=2,4 delims==" %%a in ('type "%Source%"') do (
6. set projectname=%%a & set projecttype=%%b
7. echo Project name=!projectname! Project type=!projecttype!
8. )

 

[pjp]

Besides the parenthesis someone else posted, you can also call one batch
file from another even passing parameters to it as required.