does LEFT(%computername%,4) do anything? Greg -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert K Coffman Jr - Info From Data Corporation Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:22 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] String Comparison in CMD or BAT script? Anyone have an elegant solution to this? I have a series of servers, all beginning with the same 4 letter string. I'd like to check for the first 4 letters, rather than the entire string. In other words, how can I do a LEFT$ in a script? current solution that blows: if '%computername%' == 'TCCA01' goto skip_notice if '%computername%' == 'TCCA02' goto skip_notice etc.... Thanks for any assistance. - Bob Coffman