Hi there, I was wondering to know if it is possible to create a code batch, which can find information "#" in certain lines and delete them. The real challenge is to idintify the first and the last line of the text and not delete them, even they contain the character "#". This text is like this: #dfd2121213131313df# gdgs5444646544654654 dsgdsg54545456454545 dsfsda54545445646552 #sdfsd5454646546544# #sdf524545654446546# fdsf2121212111311313 sdf21231211321311213 dfsd1123121212131212 #sadfsaf21212112312# Tank you for any help you can provide.

something *like* (i don't know syntax yet) set n=0 for .. %d in (test.fil) do ( if n=0 echo %d > out.fil if n>0 ( echo %d | find /v "#" >> out.fil ) set %x=%d set n+=1 ) echo %x >> out.fil the syntax is all wrong, but hopefully the gist is corr. other's posts should be much more helpful. ps: i'm about sure there's easier/more efficient way to do this code-wise.

@echo off > newfile & setLocal enableDELAYedexpansion set N= set T= for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (myfile) do ( set /a T+=1 ) for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (myfile) do ( set /a N+=1 if !N! equ 1 ( > newfile echo %%a ) if !N! gtr 1 if !N! lss !T! ( echo %%a | find /v "#" >> newfile ) if !N! equ !T! ( >> newfile echo %%a ) ) ===================================== Helping others achieve escape felicity M2

Thank you so much, your code worked perfectly! I just had to include a line in the end: @echo off > newfile & setLocal enableDELAYedexpansion set N= set T= for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (entrega.txt) do ( set /a T+=1 ) for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (entrega.txt) do ( set /a N+=1 if !N! equ 1 ( > newfile echo %%a ) if !N! gtr 1 if !N! lss !T! ( echo %%a | find /v "#" >> newfile ) if !N! equ !T! ( >> newfile echo %%a ) ) copy newfile entrega.txt & del newfile