Hi, I want to write a batch file to do: if "number of files in a directory" gtr 10 ( command-1.exe command-2.exe ) I know to count the file number is dir /b | find /c /v "" but how to put it into the above batch commands? pls help. thanks.

@echo off setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion if not %1'==' set src=%1 && goto :count set /p src=which directory ? :count for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir /b/a-d !src!') do ( set /a C+=1 ) if !C! gtr 10 ( echo there are !C! files echo do command1 ) else ( echo there are !C! files; nothing done ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Thanks and it works. However is there any simpler lines doing the job? similar like if ('dir /b | find /c /v "" !src!') gtr 10 ( do command1 do command2) instead of your for-looping all files in the directory? Thanks again.