Hi, I want to extract text line's one by one from a text file.

line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4....

I hope someone knows

Okay...And do what with them? Just display them to STDOUT?

type filename.txt

"Computer security." — Oxymoron

Sorry, and put line in a variable

This is the script I want to use it for its called Findit.bat.

The only problem is it can't open folders from the results.

I made it because its faster than GUI search in xp pro.

Sorry, for my bat English

@echo off
if %1x==x goto userinput
if [%1]==[/?] goto help
if %1==-? goto help
if %1==? goto help
goto next

:help
echo.
echo Findit Beta 0.8
echo.
echo Search For A File Or Map.
echo.
echo Findit (File) (Drive) - Example Findit game.exe A:\
echo Findit - Prompt For Userinput
echo.
goto end

:userinput
cls
echo.
echo Findit Beta 0.8
echo.
echo Example: File.exe
echo.
set /p _name=Search File ?:
cls
echo.
echo Presse Enter For Drive %~d0\ Or Add A Custom Drive.
echo.
set /p _drive=What Drive ?:
if %_drive%x==x set _drive=%~d0\
cls
echo.
echo Find File(s): %_name% On Drive: %_drive%
echo.
dir %_drive% /a /s /b | find /i "%_name%">%temp%\output.txt
for %%R in (%temp%\output.txt) do if %%~zR equ 0 echo Nothing found!>%temp%\output.txt
type %temp%\output.txt
del %temp%\output.txt
echo.
:again
echo New Search ?
echo.
set /p _yn=[Y,N]?:
if %_yn%==y goto userinput
if %_yn%==n goto end
goto again

:next
if %2x==x set _drive=%~d0\
if not %2x==x set _drive=%2
dir %_drive% /a /s /b | find /i "%1">%temp%\output.txt
echo.
echo Find File(s): %1 On Drive: %_drive%
echo.
for %%R in (%temp%\output.txt) do if %%~zR equ 0 echo Nothing Found!>%temp%\output.txt
type %temp%\output.txt
del %temp%\output.txt
echo.
goto end

:end
set _name=
set _drive=

The only problem is it can't open folders from the results.
What? Do you want a window of the containing folder to pop up?

Also, what's wrong with dir "%_drive%\%1" /s /b /a?

DarkCyber, to answer your original question (not that it would be of any help), to read a file line-by-line use the FOR /F command. Since FOR /F has a lot of options, I suggest you type FOR /? and read the help screen carefully, and experiment with FOR /F's options until you understand how it works. To summarise, if you want to read each line into a variable use this:

FOR /F "delims=" %%a in (filename.txt) do (
rem do things with %%a
)

However, as Razor rightly said, you don't have to go through such lengths. Just give the filename in the dir /s command. For example, if you do

dir /s C:\folder\file.txt

it will search for file.txt in C:\folder and all of its subfolders. In fact, I use the dir/s command directly and don't bother with a batch file at all. The plain dir/s command gives me all I need.

By the way, finding a file in explorer is slower because it also searches .zip and .cab archives for the file. If you don't want that, you can unregister the DLLs that deal with .zip and .cab files.

@Razor2.3
Yes, I don't realy need it, but it popup in my mind and I like idea and want to build it.

What wrong with dir %_drive% /a /s /b | find /i "%1 I don't no it worked for me with the FIND command.

Your both right that dir /s is mutch shorter and faster.

@klint
I will lookup FOR command it will come to good use.

Mabe al finish de script with popup folder, just for the building.

Many thanx for both your help

@Razor
Sorry your right, I don't need the "find" part, dir /s /a /b c:\dos.txt does the trick.

Thats my problem, talk firs think later bit of a nasty habit.

DarkCyber,

"Thats my problem, talk firs think later"

that's the trait of a great manager, I was once told.

(Though I think I should get my Dilbert manual out to check if that's true...)