Hi I need a batch script which will read file content till a certain character, rename file with the original file name_content read. Thanks Starp

What type of file is it? If it contains any binary that isn't plain text then it won't work with plain batch. Also what os is this batch intended for?

hi Os is windows 2000 professional text is plain text thanks

This may do it, though it has no regard for blank lines and will leave them out. Where the script calls for x substitute your character("!line:x=!" and if "!line:~0,1!"=="x"). I have also prefixed the ren and move commands with echo for testing purposes, I suggest you leave them their until you are sure it does what you want. @ECHO OFF setlocal for /f "usebackq delims=" %%a in ("your text file.txt") do ( set line="%%a" SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION set line=!line:~1,-1! if "!line:x= !"=="!line!" ( echo !line!>>newtextfile ) else ( call :partline goto finish ) SETLOCAL DISABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION ) goto :finish :partline if not defined line if defined pl (echo !pl!>>newtextfile&&goto :eof) else goto :eof if "!line:~0,1!"=="x" echo:!pl!>>newtextfile&&goto :eof set pl=!pl!!line:~0,1! set line=!line:~1! goto partline :finish ren "your text file.txt" "your text file.txt name_content read" move newtextfile "your text file.txt name_content read" pause