Question

How do I use all the .txt files in a particular folder as input into my batchscript, without having to hardcode their names individually?

In short: I want the batch script to process all the .txt files in the directory it resides in.

Current code:

for /f "tokens=4 delims=|" %%a in (filename1.txt) do (...)

…which reads only one.

I’ve tried the following methods that do not work:

for /f "tokens=4 delims=|" %%a in ('dir /b C:\BatchScripting') do (..)

And:

for /f "tokens=4 delims=|" %%a in (*.txt) do (...)

And this too:

for /f "tokens=4 delims=|" %%a in (%%~dpnx) do (...)

But to no avail. Help!

Answer 1

I think you are after this

for %%x in (*.txt) do (
for /f "tokens=4 delims=|" %%a in (%%x) do (...)
)