Let's see if you can help me. I have a directory with N txt files, each file has only a number (21050,15221,1245.etc). I need to make a new txt file that contains: the name of the file,blank space,and the number.and a new line char, so as to get a table. I've tried this one... but it only makes a long string with numbers without space and no file names: for %%x in (*.txt) do type %%x>>c:\count\result\new.txt could you please help me... thanks a lot

I can't write a batch file, but if you are in real DOS this is a QBASIC program that will do the job. ********************* REM TEXTLIST.BAS REM Wizard-Fred REM 2003-06-13 REM REM Make List to Process SHELL "DIR *.TXT /b > FILELIST" REM Open Output File OPEN "TextList" FOR OUTPUT AS #1 REM Process List OPEN "FILELIST" FOR INPUT AS #2 Count = 0 NextFile: IF EOF(2) THEN GOTO FinishFile END IF LINE INPUT #2, TxtFile$ REM Open and Read TXT File OPEN TxtFile$ FOR INPUT AS #3 LINE INPUT #3, TNumber$ CLOSE #3 PRINT #1, TxtFile$; " "; TNumber$ Count = Count + 1 GOTO NextFile FinishFile: CLOSE #2 CLOSE #1 PRINT Count; " Files Processed" END ******************************* Run the program in the subdirectory with the the TXT files. Tested in DOS Prompt on Win98SE on short file names.

It can be done via batch file. However, it would highly depend on the OS. If it's a NT system, such as Windows NT, 2K or XP, this will do it: @echo off for %%F in (*.txt) do (     for /F "tokens=*" %%S in (%%F) do (         echo %%F %%S>> c:\count\result\new.txt     ) ) Now, if it's Win9x/DOS, I gotta think better... So, report your exact OS version, no simply "dos", so we can help you accurately. If you're under Windows, report its version. -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com www.batch.hpg.com.br _____________________________________________________________

Thank you very much for your answers, I'll try both of them, and my OS es Win 98. How can i do it with tokens... see you. Martin

Like I said, that method I posted would work on NT systems only. Use this other script for Win98: @echo off if "%1"=="GoTo" goto %2 echo XPYP[*'CC-\1P\QX,=P,APZ5O!PQ2O~5aaI~}Ksx> %temp%.\echos.com for %%F in (*.txt) do call %0 GoTo process %%F del %temp%.\echos.com goto eof :process %temp%.\echos.com %%F>> c:\count\result\new.txt type %%F>> c:\count\result\new.txt :eof That script creates a little .com program, echos.com, which is used and deleted afterwards. Unlike the internal command ECHO, ECHOS.COM will print the string passed as parameter to it to STDOUT without a final CR/LF. That means if some more data is entered on the file, it will go to the same line as the string, not to the next one. The author of ECHOS.COM is Laura Fairhead. -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com www.batch.hpg.com.br _______________________________________________________________________