This is weird. I am having a strange problem I have a file which contains : ---------- TEMP.TXT CODEX=6 I am trying to find the codex value. In a batch file, i use this (suggested by Secret Doom) for /F "tokens=2 delims==" %%I in (T1.DAT) do ( echo %%I IF %%I "==" ECHO UUUIJUI if %I%=="6" echo six ) The for loop does not work at all for any string comparison. The "ECHO %%I" variable displays "6", but i cannot do any comaparison after that. Please Help, Kenny.

Let's see the comparisons one by one. First IF statement: IF %%I "==" ECHO UUUIJUI That will display the message "UUUIJUI" on the screen if %%I is nothing. Though that space between %%I and the first quote seems weird, it works. Perhaps that's not what you wanted it to do, but it makes what it is supposed to. Second IF statement: if %I%=="6" echo six It's %%I, not %I%. Another thing, it will only return a TRUE value (and execute the ECHO cmd) if %%I is "6", including the quotes. The file would have to contain, for instance: CODEX="6" I believe you wanted to do this: if "%%I"=="6" echo six That will execute the ECHO cmd if %%I is 6 (as in your example of TEMP.TXT). -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com www.batch.hpg.com.br

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