I need a batch file to search a bunch of sub folders. The following is an example: main\sub1\new main\sub2\new main\sub3\new etc I need to search all the 'new' folders for files. If any are found then display the 'sub?' name followed by the files in its new folder. I would really appreciate it if someone would help me out.

@echo off for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/s/b/ad \ ^|find /i "new"') do ( echo %%a dir /b/a-d "%%a" ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

aegis... try using this in loop set directorytoscan=main\ for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir/a-d/b/s %directorytoscan%') and u can use windows schedule job to run this job in regular interval of time.

@for /r main /d %%a in (new) do @dir /b /s "%%~Fa"

They work fine and it's amazing what you folks can do with just a few lines of code. Mechanix2go's method worked the best for me, but there was one 'minor' problem. The screen overflows with lines showing the empty folder names and 'File not found' mesages for the folders with no files in them. I don't want to appear ungrateful, but it sure would be nice if only the folders 'with files' would show up and those 'file not found' lines wouldn't. If not, thanks very much guys (or gals as the case might be)!!!!

Attach the following to the end of the implementation of your choice: 2>NUL

Thanks a lot Razor2.3! That got rid of the 'File not founds'.