combine actions in a batch script

Greetings experts!! I have two actions that I would like a batch file to perform. The first action is delete the value "oldserver" out of the HKCU>Printers>Settings and then delete out "oldserver" from HKCU>Printers>Connections.

I am using this script and wanted to build off of it accordingly (a product of an EE expert):

@echo off
setlocal

set Server=oldserver

for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections" ^| find /i ",%Server%,"') do (
  reg delete "%%~A" /f
)

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I tried to add this:

for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" ^| find /i ",%server%,"') do (
reg delete "%%~A" /f

but couldn't get it to work. Please help combine these two actions into a single batch script. Thanks experts!

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samiam41Asked: 2014-01-24

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Bill PrewConnect With a Mentor Commented: 2014-01-24

Full script would look like this. In one case you are deleting just one value (from settings) in the other case you are deleting the whole key (connections).

@echo off
setlocal

set Server=oldserver

for /f "tokens=1" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" ^| find /i "\\%Server%\"') do (
  reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" /v "%%~A" /f
)

for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections" ^| find /i ",%Server%,"') do (
  reg delete "%%~A" /f
)

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~bp

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Bill PrewCommented: 2014-01-24

Try this:

for /f "tokens=1" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" ^| find /i "\\%Server%\"') do (
  echo reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" /v "%%~A" /f
)

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~bp