I know basic stuff about batches but not too much about passing variables. So, here's my problem. There are files named file.001, file.002, etc. I am extracting one line out of each text files. With this line, I have to take the dollar amount and record count out of it and echo it into a text file. Here's what I have. for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=:" %%A in ('findstr /b 2330 h:\dnload\file.*') do (call :Split %%C) ... :Split set All=%1 set Dollar=%All:~33,9% set Record=%All:~25,9% if %Dollar:~0,1% gtr 0 (set Dollar=$%Dollar:~0,1%,%Dollar:~2,3%,%Dollar:~5,3%.%Dollar:~7,3%) else (set Dollar=$%Dollar:~1,3%,%Dollar:~4,3%.%Dollar:~7,2%) if %Record:~0,1% gtr 0 (set Record=%Record:~0,1%,%Record:~1,3%) else (set Record=%Record:~1,3%) echo Record Count: %Record% Dollar Amount: %Dollar% >> c:\docume~1\%username%\desktop\test.txt When I do this I get the error: 1Dollar:~0 was unexpected at this time Even if I set All=%%C before the call split I get the same error. Any suggestions. Thanks.

Just try, as explanation is too long to post, replace set All=%1 with set All=%* and if that does not work, then try Set All=%* Set All=%All: =0% As I said, just try...