I am using the following command in a batch file ------------------------ for /F "skip=8" %%a IN (E:\tempfile.log | findstr /I ERROR) do (goto :ERR2) Del E:\tempfile.log /q -------------- What I need is to skip the 1st 8 lines (using skip=8) in the E:\tempfile.log and then find the word "Error" / ERROR in the 9th line (ALWAYS), and if you find this word, display error message in :ERR2. But this is never executed, means it doesnt goto :ERR2. Whats the problem in this command?

[1] XP is not DOS. [2] I don't see the label :ERR2 [3] If it boils down to: 'check line nine for ERROR', try this: ========================= :: chk line 9 for ERROR @echo off & setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion set N= for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%a in (E:\tempfile.log) do ( set /a N+=1 if !N! equ 9 ( echo %%a | find /i "error" > nul if !errorlevel! equ 0 echo here's where we GOTO ) ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Mechanix, Sorry for the goofup.... actually I am trying to get this o/p since last 3 days, so quite exhausted after all this tries. I will try your solution, and reply back Thanks, Ravin

I need to expand my code to search for multiple words and then throw error based on the string found i.e if the string is "Error" goto :ERR2 or if string is "Missing" goto :ERR3 Mechanix, can we expand your code to handle the above situation? Thanx, Ravin

@echo off & setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion set N= for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%a in (E:\tempfile.log) do ( set /a N+=1 if !N! equ 9 ( echo %%a | find /i "error" > nul if !errorlevel! equ 0 echo here's where we GOTO :ERR2 echo %%a | find /i "Missing" > nul if !errorlevel! equ 0 echo here's where we GOTO :ERR3 ) ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Hey Mechanix, You are a gem of a person. It works like a charm. Just one last question. I am having this command "call windchill wt.load.loadfromfile -d c:\parts.xml > c:\logerror.log" which may throw errors and logs it in the logfile, in which we are catching words and redirecting to goto :ERRn but the command above is also getting displayed in my launch cmd also, which I dont want. Pl help... Thanx, Ravin

Most commands send 'regular output' to stdout and errors to stderr. Usually, writing to stdout and to stderr both 'put it on the screen'. You can redirect bothe like this: dir aa > dirlist 2> errlog note: NO SPACE between 2 and > ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2