[THIN] Re: OT - for statement question

  • From: "cherie.watts" <cherie.watts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:24:39 +1000

Thanks Arthur

I have added this website as a fav..

----- Original Message -----
From: Arthur Reyes <artadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:10 pm
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT - for statement question

> Oops - forgot to give credit where it is do.  This is my favorite DOS
> refresher site:
> 
> http://www.robvanderwoude.com/
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of cherie.watts
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 7:49 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] OT - for statement question
> 
> 
> Hi Guys
> 
> I know there are some for statement guru's on the list and I was 
> wonderingif you could assist me with some syntax questions.
> 
> I am trying to run the following command but am having problems.
> 
> C:\Admin\printing>for /F "usebackq" %i in ('dir /b |find /I 
> "driverlist"')do ec
> ho %i >>totallist.txt
> | was unexpected at this time.
> 
> 
> I understand that the problem is recognizing that ('dir /b |find /I
> "driverlist"') is not being passed(for lack of a better work) to 
> for command
> as a complete command.
> 
> I have often had problems with this feature of the for statement. 
> Is there a
> way to clearly define/encapsulate the command I want to pass into 
> the for
> command?
> 
> I can get around this problem in 2 steps, but it is so much cooler 
> to do it
> all in memory in 1 step.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Cherie
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