On 3 Jan 2008 at 15:03, Bill Krumel wrote: > Malcom, > > I have the following saved in a batch file along with textfile.txt > > All I get is a black screen that goes away really quick. I tried > putting > in a PAUSE and that didn't work either. Any Ideas? What is the %i for? > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > FOR /F %i IN (textfile.txt) DO ROBOCOPY \\server\data2\ \\server\test %i
If it's in a batch-file you need to double-up the "%" signs in front of the "i". IOW in a CMD window the command as shown will work. In a batch-file you need FOR /F %%i IN (textfile.txt) DO ROBOCOPY \\server\data2\ \\server\test %%i Type "FOR /?" in a CMD window for more than you want to know about FOR ... HTH Angus -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +-----------------------------------+ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
