Hi all, I am using the following simple batch script to copy all the .txt files to single file. However I get the desired output but it also adds a special char () to it. Any suggestion to restrict that. cd C:\SimpleTest\Test copy *.txt AllFiles.txt move Naiocst.txt C:\Result\Allfiles.txt del *.txt Thanks, Praveen

Hi Praveen, I think what you're seeing is the "end of file marker" 1a hex, which COPY adds to the end of and ascii copy. You can avoid this by doing a binary copy. copy *.txt AllFiles.txt /b If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

It's a CTRL-Z (HEX'1A') end-of-file character. Seems the multiple copy closes the output file with it. Here's how to avoid the multiple copy - it's necessary to copy to Allfiles.tmp to avoid the batch loop processing that file if it was named Allfiles.txt cd C:\SimpleTest\Test for %%f in (*.txt) do type %%f >> Allfiles.tmp ren Allfiles.tmp Allfiles.txt etc. etc....

Thanks Mechanix2Go & Rambler I tried this and it worked. cd C:\Simple\Test type *.txt > C:\Result\Allfiles.txt del *.txt But my question is if the file already exists then it simple over writes. How do I change the script to append to the existing file instead of over writing. Thanks for your help. Praveen

type *.txt >> C:\Result\Allfiles.txt If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2