I am getting only 1 item: Adding - RegistrationPool for the following for loop below. What have I done wrong? How do I iterate to the next token/item?
for /F "delims=!" %%i in ("RegistrationPool"!"SubSystemService") DO (
echo Adding - %%i
echo.
)
if you use a comma or a space instead of an exclamation mark, you can simply use:
for %%i in (RegistrationPool,SubSystemService) DO (
echo testing %%i
echo.
)
To split a string you need a string to split
for /F "delims=!" %%i in ("RegistrationPool!SubSystemService") DO (
echo Adding - %%i
)
But this will still only print one "Adding" line. Why?. for /f will iterate over the files/lines, executing the content of the do body once per line. You have only one line (with two tokens, but one line) so only one iteration.
You can access the second element as a second token
for /F "tokens=1,2 delims=!" %%i in ("RegistrationPool!SubSystemService") DO (
echo Adding - %%i
echo Adding - %%j
)
First token is stored in the indicated replaceable parameter, and the following tokens in alphabetical order.
But, if iterating over a list is what is needed, then the correct construct is
for %%i in ("RegistrationPool" "SubSystemService") DO (
echo Adding - %%i
)
Now, there is a for command iterating over a list of elements. Two elements, two iterations, two "Adding" lines.
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I'm struggling to understand the following behavior of the batch file.
This loop:
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=$" %%A in ('echo 123$456') DO (
echo A-%%A B-%%B
)
Returns result: A-123 B-456
But this loop:
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=$" %%A in ('echo $456') DO (
echo A-%%A B-%%B
)
Returns: A-456 B-
Why is 456 considered an %%A in the second example, even though it's placed after the delimiter?
Is it possible to make this loop return A- B-456, when the first token is empty?
I am reading a text file (input.txt) line by line.
(For this, I am using for-loop)
Inside for loop, I am storing each line in a variable.
After storing line in a variable, I want to trim N characters from last from the variable and need to use it for my own purpose.
But I am not able to trim last N(N=4) characters :-(.
Example:
input.txt looks like this:
c:\aaa\bbb\ccc\...
c:\111\222\333\...
Script:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set Counter=1
for /f %%x in (Input.txt) do (
set "Line_!Counter!=%%x"
set /a Counter+=1
)
set /a NumLines=Counter - 1
for /l %%x in (1,1,%NumLines%) do (
set trimLast4Char=!Line_%%x!
echo %trimLast4Char:~0,-4%
)
Output I am getting:
~0,-4
~0,-4
Output I want:
c:\aaa\bbb\ccc
c:\111\222\333
While this may seem easy to some, I've struggled for hours on it.
I have a file:
MYFOLDER,JobE,JobD_ENDED_OK,
MYFOLDER,JobD,JobC_ENDED_OK,JobD_ENDED_OK
MYFOLDER,JobD,JobB_ENDED_OK,
MYFOLDER,JobC,JobA_ENDED_OK,JobC_ENDED_OK
MYFOLDER,JobB,JobA_ENDED_OK,JobB_ENDED_OK
MYFOLDER,JobA,,JobA_ENDED_OK
I need to loop through and find where token 4 in one line matches token 3 in another line and then echo a statement to a file. I am looking for an output file that shows this:
MYFOLDER_JobA_MYFOLDER_JobB matches JobA_ENDED_OK
MYFOLDER_JobA_MYFOLDER_JobC matches JobA_ENDED_OK
MYFOLDER_JobB_MYFOLDER_JobD matches JobB_ENDED_OK
MYFOLDER_JobC_MYFOLDER_JobD matches JobC_ENDED_OK
MYFOLDER_JobD_MYFOLDER_JobE matches JobD_ENDED_OK
I know it's a FOR loop with a DO, I am just not getting the rest of it.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET "sourcedir=U:\sourcedir"
SET "destdir=U:\destdir"
SET "filename1=%sourcedir%\q46510665.txt"
SET "outfile=%destdir%\outfile.txt"
(
FOR /f "usebackqdelims=" %%h IN ("%filename1%") DO (
SET "col4line=%%h"
SET "col4line=!col4line:,=|,|!"
FOR /f "tokens=1-4delims=," %%a IN ("!col4line!") DO IF "%%d" neq "|" (
FOR /f "usebackqdelims=" %%H IN ("%filename1%") DO (
SET "col3line=%%H"
SET "col3line=!col3line:,=|,|!"
FOR /f "tokens=1-4delims=," %%A IN ("!col3line!") DO (
IF "%%d|"=="%%C" (
SET "reportline=%%a_%%b_%%A_%%B matches %%C"
ECHO !reportline:^|=!
)
)
)
)
)
)>"%outfile%"
GOTO :EOF
You would need to change the settings of sourcedir and destdir to suit your circumstances.
I used a file named q46510665.txt containing your data for my testing.
Produces the file defined as %outfile%
For each line in the file, set a variable col4line to the entire line via %%h, then replace each , with |,| so that successive , will be separated. Tokenise on , and ignore any line which has simply | as its 4th token (ie last-column-empty).
Repeat the process for every line in the file this time through %%H into col3line (note case differential to use different actual metavariables) and if the third column matches the fourth column+| from the outer loop, assemble the report line from the tokens and output, removing the |s.
I'm new to batch scripting and have a question. I was wondering if it's possible to search a .txt file by requirements and take data specified and copy into a new .txt file?
Like if I have 50 lines with 9 digit numbers and a bunch of other crap I don't need after them can I say,
"For any line beginning with a 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,or 9...take the first 9 digits and copy them into a new file, for all lines in the file???"
I thought this would be easier than trying to delete all the other stuff. Let me know if you know anything about how to do this! Thanks.
Here's an example of what one line looks like:
123456789#example
and I just need to extract the 9 digit numbers from about 50 lines of this.
You can use FINDSTR to filter out all lines that do not start with 9 digits. Then FOR /F can read the result, line by line. A variable is set, and a substring operation preserves just the first 9 digits.
#echo off
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
(
for /f %%A in (
'findstr "^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]" yourFile.txt'
) do (
set "ln=%%A"
echo !ln:~0,9!
)
)>newFile.txt
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
(
FOR /f "delims=" %%a IN (q24824079.txt) DO (
SET "line=%%a"
REM set DIGITS to the first 9 characters of LINE
SET "digits=9!line:~0,9!"
FOR /L %%z IN (0,1,9) DO SET "digits=!digits:%%z=!"
IF NOT DEFINED digits ECHO(!line:~0,9!
)
)>newfile.txt
GOTO :EOF
I used a file named q24824079.txt containing data for my testing.
Produces newfile.txt
You did not specfy what to do if the line was all-digits but has fewer than 9 characters. I chose to report that line.
Hopefully this helps getting the job done:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f %%e in (emails.txt) do (
echo Email: %%e
for /f "delims=# tokens=1" %%b in ("%%e") do (
set BEGIN=%%b
echo Name: !BEGIN!
set FIRST=!BEGIN:~0,1!
echo First char: !FIRST!
set /a NUMERIC=!FIRST!+0
echo Converted to number: !NUMERIC!
if !FIRST!==!NUMERIC! echo Yippieh!
echo.
)
)
Instead of echo Yippieh! append the email (%%e) to a file, e.g. like
echo %%e >> output.txt
I need to find all lines in myfile.txt containing word 'MyWord', and then replace a part of this string next way:
Original line:
...,31-01-2012,00,some_words_and_symbols_and_digits,MyWord,...
After replace:
...,31-01-2012,01,some_words_and_symbols_and_digits,MyWord,...
Please, help me to write this cmd script!
OK.. I have next code:
#echo off
set code=MyWord
set req=new request
FOR /F "usebackq delims=, tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9*" %%a in (MyFile.txt) do (
IF %%h==%code% (
SET tempstr=%%a,%%b,%%c,%%d,60,%%f,%%g,%%h,%%i
) ELSE (
SET tempstr=%%a,%%b,%%c,%%d,%%e,%%f,%%g,%%h,%%i
)
IF %%a==%req% (
SET echo %%a >> new.strings
) ELSE (
echo %tempstr% >> new.strings
)
)
#echo on
And I have in my file something like:
new request
...,31-01-2012,01,some_words_and_symbols_and_digits,MyWord,...
new request
...,30-11-2011,01,some_words_and_symbols_and_digits,OtherWords,...
But then I have error:
ELSE was unexpected at this time.
And If I'm trying simple next in the end
IF %%a==%req% SET tempstr=%%a
echo %tempstr% >> new.strings
Then I have only one last row instead of other else
You can use find command to filter the lines containing given text. As I see, the file is CSV. So you can use for /f to parse the lines found. Then you can echo all parsed files replacing the field you want.
This will replace all values in the 3rd column with "01"
#echo off
for /f "usebackq delims=, tokens=1,2,3,4,<put as many as you need>" %%A in (`find "MyWord" myfile.txt`) do echo %%A,%%B,01,%%D,<as many %%letters as tokens>
If you want to replace the value only on some lines, you can use if command inside for /f loop.
==== EDIT
The problem is with the value of req variable. It contains a space, so after substitution your second if statement has the following form:
IF %%a==new request (
so if %%a is equal to new it will execute request ( echo ...... ) and then ELSE is unexpected indeed. Enclose both %%a and %req% in quotation marks and the problem will disappear.
But I see also other problems. First, you have redundant set in your second if statement.
Second, you need to use delayed expansion of variables, or your echo %tempstr% won't work.
Your code after needed changes:
#Echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set code=MyWord
set req=new request
FOR /F "usebackq delims=, tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9*" %%a in (MyFile.txt) do (
IF %%h==%code% (
SET tempstr=%%a,%%b,%%c,%%d,60,%%f,%%g,%%h,%%i
) ELSE (
SET tempstr=%%a,%%b,%%c,%%d,%%e,%%f,%%g,%%h,%%i
)
IF "%%a"=="%req%" (
echo %%a >> new.strings
) ELSE (
echo !tempstr! >> new.strings
)
)
endlocal