I have a batch script that copies the entire contents of a CDrom to my server and then creates a text file that is a script to import image files into our printing software. My problem is that these files come from multiple sources and the naming conventions vary. I need to add capability to my batch file to check filenames for more then 31 characters, and extra characters as in &.!:.$.. Here is the script... echo off @ECHO This will copy the entire contents of the CDrom to Wip2 @ECHO In the Directory %1_%2 @xcopy d:\ \\server\WIP2\%1_%2\ /E /WH @ECHO - @TREE \\server\WIP2\%1_%2 /f /A >\\server\wip2\jobsData\%1_%2.txt IF NOT EXIST C:\commands\%1_%2.txt (GOTO :CreateJob) ELSE ( GOTO :AddImages) :CreateJob >>C:\commands\%1_%2.txt echo ^Include: Cmds^; >>C:\commands\%1_%2.txt echo ^AddOrder(~%1~,~%2~); :AddImages for /r \\server\WIP2\%1_%2\ %%K in (*.jpg,*.tif) do >>C:\commands\%1_%2.txt echo ^PutImage(~%1~,~2~,~%%~nxK~,~%%K~)^; for /r \\server\WIP2\%1_%2\ %%K in (*.jpg,*.tif) do >>C:\commands\%1_%2.txt echo ^getthumnails(~%1~,~2~,~%%~nxK~,~%%K~)^; pause exit The script works perfectly except when we have more then 31 characters and/or extra characters in the filenames. Any help is appreciated...

Nevermind, I figured it out... Thanks,