CODEWITHSUNDEEP
batch-file
Carmikatze
Carmikatze

Reputation: 37

Batch Script for loop with more than one statement

Right now I need to loop through the content of a file,

This loop works fine and prints the content of the file 

for /F %%x in (Test.txt) do @echo %%x

However because later on I want to do something else with the content I need to have more than one statement in this loop therefor I would like to use the following syntax:

for /F in (Test.txt) do 
some more statements
done

Unfortunately the latter does not work? How do I get a for loop to execute multiple commands?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 841

Answers (1)

user7818749
user7818749

Reputation:

To run multiple commands for a single loop, you need to enclose the commands in a parenthesised code block:

for /F %%I in (Test.txt) do (
   echo %%i
   echo "%%i"
   echo etc
)

Be careful however as setting and using variables inside of a loop may require delayedexpansion

See from cmd.exe help for:

for /?
setlocal /?
set /?

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions