This is whats in the text file ------------------------------------------------- Please Wait.......... CentralProfile REG_SZ CentralProfile REG_SZ CentralProfile REG_SZ \\ALPLCFP01\PROFILES$\MEBLINE.USR CentralProfile REG_SZ \\ALXAPFS15\PROFILES$\X2ABERRY.USR CentralProfile REG_SZ \\ALXAPFS17\PROFILES$\X2BJCUMM.USR CentralProfile REG_SZ Press any key to continue . . . ________________________________ I would like to go threw and pull out all of the paths(example:\\ALXAGFS17\PROFILES$\X2BJCUMM.USR) and compare each path to a user name (example:x2bjcumm) If the path matches the username that I input, then that path is put into a variable. If it dosent match, move to the next path and check it. ...................... I've been trying to use this code ------------------------- for /f "tokens=2 delims=//" %%c in (C:\profile.txt) do ( echo Retrieving %%c pause ) -------------------------------------------------- but it just returns the servername(example:ALXAGFS17) Not the entire line. Any thoughts?

If you want full lines with // find "//" < myfile ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Actually I would like to get everything after the \\ I was able to get the full line to print out but I cant seem to get just the patch ex:\\alxbhm\PROFILE$\bobdds.USR

@echo off > newfile & setLocal enableDELAYedexpansion for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('find "\\" ^< myfile') do ( for /f "tokens=1* delims=\\" %%i in ("%%a") do ( echo %%j >> newfile ) ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2