I need to match a string with a line in the file and extract all the lines after this matching line and write it to a new file. eg : 2001 scvdsgvcxv 2002v vzvcxxzxc 2003 cxz 2004 acsdcvxc 2005 adsdfsc 2006 adwsadfsdf If my matchin string is "2004" then i need all the lines after 2004 till end of file.I tried to use the below code but i am not successfull the N variable doesnt get incremented . @echo off > newfile & setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion set /a N=0 set start= for /f "tokens=1 delims=[]" %%a in ('find /n "2004" ^< myfile') do ( if not defined start set start=%%a ) for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%a in (myfile) do ( set /a N+=1 if !N! gtr !start! echo %%a >> newfile )

@echo off & setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion > file.new set string=2004 set start= for "delims=" %%j in (file.txt) do ( if defined start ( echo.%%j>> file.new ) else ( set row=%%j set row=!row:%string%=! if not "%%j"=="!row!" set start=ON ) )

Your code worked for me. A couple nit-picky comments. No need for 'if not defined' because you already cleared it. 'set /a N=0' could just as well be 'set N=' ===================================== Helping others achieve escape felicity M2

Hi IVO, I knew there msut be a slicker way to do it. But didn't know how. LOL ===================================== Helping others achieve escape felicity M2