Hi, I have a text file, which contains some text, including "192.168.168.44" in it. This is the IP address of a VPN connection I establish to a server, and the last number (44 for example here) changes every time I connet. I want to have a batch file, which clears everything else in the text file, except this address, and adds to it "My IP is" followed by the address. Example: My IP is 192.168.168.44 Can anyone help me with this? Thanx a looooooooooooooooot

Please can you inform use of the version of MS-DOS/PC-DOS etcetcetc you are using ???

If the IP is on a line by itself, try the batch below. If it isn't, things will be more complex. ::== myip.bat @echo off find "192.168.168" < myfile.txt > ip.txt > m.d echo e 100 'My IP is ' >> m.d echo n my.txt >> m.d echo rcx >> m.d echo 9 >> m.d echo w >> m.d echo q debug < m.d > nul copy /b my.txt+ip.txt newfile.txt > nul :: DONE If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Thank you for your replies. Unfortunately, the IP address is not in a single line by itself. It is part of a line, like this: something something something IP Address. . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.12 something something something I need to get rid of all those texts (here shown as "something", whatever they are, and what remains is only a text that says: My IP is 192.168.168.12 Thank you very very much.

We need to know the EXACT content of: IP Address. . . . . . . . : 192.168.168.12 And the EXACT OS. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2Go

Dear all, Thank you for your kind help. Unfortunately, the string "192.168.168.44" is not in a single line. It is part of a line, which also includes other stuff as well.