Hi All, I have a text file say, tmp.txt which is having an unique entry at the end of the file "Status:Running" or "Status:Stopped". Now through a Batch ,I want to read the word after ":" in this file tmp.txt. And then store that word into a varaible say ,"abc" and check condition, If abc=="Running " goto :Run and if abc =="Stopped" goto :Stop Can anybody help me? Thanks in advance. Hi! i m new to batch programing. I want to make a batch file which will search for a particular string in a ini file and replace it with a another string . Can anyone help me. Thanks in advance.

I want to clarify a couple of things 1.You say you say it is a "unique" entry, will it be the only line that starts with "status:"? 2.You say "at the end of the file", would it always be in a fixed position like the last or second last line? 3.Is there any posibility that there will be anything else on the line after "status:*state*"?

FOR /F "tokens=2 delims=:" %%a IN ('find "Status" ^<tmp.txt') DO SET abc=%%a

Looks like Razor2.3 has it nailed. Be careful with your use of spaces or you'll wind up tearing your hair out. If abc=="Running " goto :Run and if abc =="Stopped" goto :Stop You don't want to copare *abc* you want to compare the VALUE. if !abc!==blabla Better yet: goto :!abc! :running : do bla goto :eof :stopped : do bla2 ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

For making it more clear, I want to read the String after "Status:" which will be always the last line of the file. Hi! i m new to batch programing. I want to make a batch file which will search for a particular string in a ini file and replace it with a another string . Can anyone help me. Thanks in advance.

Does that pertain to this thread? ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

I just hate using find.... On my computer the below is marginally faster than using find on a large text file (36880 lines, 3.8mb). Only if I could get it into one line..... SET LINECNT=0 FOR /F "SKIP=1" %%G IN (YOURTEXTFILE.TXT) DO SET /A LINECNT+=1 FOR /F "SKIP=%LINECNT% TOKENS=2 DELIMS=: " %%H IN (YOURTEXTFILE.TXT) DO SET YOURVAR=%%H [Edit: I have a knack for overcomplicating things] FOR /F "TOKENS=2 DELIMS=: " %%H IN (YOURTEXTFILE.TXT) DO SET YOURVAR=%%H