The code below tries ti access a file from the folder , and the folder name has space and hence i dont get any output or error message... nothin jus happens... if i place the file in anyother folder that has spaces inbetween then it works totally fine . I tried double quotes also but without any change.Can you please let me know the reason and suggest an alternate. @echo off > newfile & setLocal enableDELAYedexpansion set N= for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (C:\Data\test rest pans\myfile) do ( set /a N+=1 ) set /a X=!N!-10 set N= for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (C:\Data\test rest pans\myfile) do ( set /a N+=1 if !N! gtr !X! echo %%a >> newfile )

for /f "usebackq tokens=* delims= " %%a in ("C:\Data\test rest pans\myfile") do ( Without usebackq double quotes are interpreted as literal strings. see "start > run > cmd > for /?" for more info. Batch Variable how to

Quotes doesnt work... its is not takin up the file ...

Did you use the "usebackq" option that I mentioned above? Batch Variable how to

yes ... the usebackq is wrking perfectly thanks a lot !!