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 > > > > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor RTO Software > Do you know which applications are abusing your CPU and memory? > Would you like to learn? -- Free for a limited time! > Get the RTO Performance Analyzer to quickly learn the applications, > users, and time of day possible problems exist. > http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id=320 > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm > > > ******************************************************** > This Weeks Sponsor RTO Software > Do you know which applications are abusing your CPU and memory? > Would you like to learn? -- Free for a limited time! > Get the RTO Performance Analyzer to quickly learn the applications, > users, and time of day possible problems exist. > http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id=320 > ********************************************************** > Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: > http://thin.net/links.cfm > *********************************************************** > For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm > ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor RTO Software Do you know which applications are abusing your CPU and memory? Would you like to learn? -- Free for a limited time! Get the RTO Performance Analyzer to quickly learn the applications, users, and time of day possible problems exist. http://www.rtosoft.com/enter.asp?id=320 ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm