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tomaytotomato
tomaytotomato

Reputation: 4028

Code formatting a Batch file is breaking the script?

ALl,

I like my indentation and new lines to make my code readable however for some reason it is breaking my batch script.

This works for example:

cd %inbox%
for /r %%x in (*.txt) do echo "%%x"

However if I try and move the action part of the loop to a new line, the command terminal opens and closes.

cd %inbox%
for /r %%x in (*.txt) 
do echo "%%x"

I am new to batch scripting so from what I can tell here it seems that it is sensitive to whitespace/ EOL

How can I format this code without breaking it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1025

Answers (2)

jeb
jeb

Reputation: 82327

For formatting you could use code blocks, but it's important that the block begins on the same line like the do

for /r %%x in (*.txt) do (
  echo %%x
  echo ---
)

Upvotes: 4

rid
rid

Reputation: 63502

That happens because for is a command, and it ends where the line ends. One option would be to add a ^ where you want to split the command, so that the interpreter knows to stitch the current line with the one below before executing the command.

cd %inbox%
for /r %%x in (*.txt) ^
do echo "%%x"

Upvotes: 3

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