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I used &nbsp;*.txt &nbsp;as a generic filespec, but it can by any filespec or a specific file.<br />

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I used  *.txt  as a generic filespec, but it can by any filespec or a specific file.


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Note that in a batch file, you must double-up the % symbols as I did above. &nbsp;If you want to run that straight from a command line (no batch) then use single percents:<br />
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for %F in (*.txt) do @echo &nbsp;%~nF<br />

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Note that in a batch file, you must double-up the % symbols as I did above.  If you want to run that straight from a command line (no batch) then use single percents:

for %F in (*.txt) do @echo  %~nF


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How to get the root name of a file, using dos scripting?
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How to get the root name of a file, using dos scripting?

Find root name of file in DOS

Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.