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Batch File to return text file name & data

Hello,

I need a Batch file that will produce a text that will have the name of the file and the data (all the files have 1 line only)

Example - ProdCount.txt has 1 record in it that tells me a count of the Prod.txt file (54000 records in file)

So my output would be...

ProdCount.txt 54000 Records in File
EmpInfo.txt 170000 in file
etc.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Trish

Hope I have this in the right zone!

Ron Malmstead

You can use FINDSTR

If the file only has one line, and you just want to return it's contents...

FINDSTR . C:\path\filename.txt

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knightEknight

Actually the FINDSTR approach is easier, but you need to specify a wildcard in order to get the filename as part of the output:

FINDSTR . C:\path\*.txt > myout.txt

knightEknight

revising my first script to include "Records in file"

@echo %%F %%C Records in file

Halia

ASKER

Ok....this is working -

@echo off
for %%F in (*.count) do for /f "delims=" %%C in ('type %%F') do @echo %%F %%C
Count.bat > Counts.txt

I get my file (PERFECT) but the Window is staying open. I see the last record and it stops and sits there.

What do I need to change?

knightEknight

add the following line to the bottom of the script:

exit

Halia

ASKER

Thank you so much!!!!! You have just saved hours of cutting and pasting!

Batch File to return text file name &amp; data

Batch File to return text file name & data