I am trying to create a batch file to read a text file that will only contain either a 1 or a 0 and report it back.

Do I use the find command or???

Thank you in advance.

-- test.txt --
0

-- read.bat --
@ECHO OFF
FIND "1" test.txt
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO zero
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO one

:error
ECHO There was some error.
GOTO exit

:one
REM we found 1 in a file
ECHO Test.txt contains 1
GOTO exit

:zero
REM File does not contain 1, but it doesn't
REM mean it contains 0
FIND "0" test.txt
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO error
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 GOTO realzero
GOTO error

:realzero
ECHO Test.txt contains 0

:exit

Thanks a lot DesX :)