Article ID: 43075
Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q43075
SUMMARY
If a batch file is used as the command in a FOR batch command, the FOR batch command only calls the batch file once. The following interactive example executes ONE.BAT for item "a", then stops:
FOR %i IN (a b c d) DO one %i
In a batch file, use two percent examples. The change in the example above is as follows:
FOR %%i IN (a b c d) DO one %%i
MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft the MS-DOS packaged product, the CALL command can be used to repeatedly execute the batch file with the FOR batch command. The above interactive example is changed to the following:
FOR %i IN (a b c d) DO CALL one %i
This example executes ONE.BAT for each item in the list.
In releases of MS-DOS earlier than version 3.30, this can be done by spawning COMMAND.COM with the /C switch and letting it execute the batch file. The above interactive example is changed to the following:
FOR %i IN (a b c d) DO COMMAND /C ONE %i
Additional query words: 6.22 3.x 4.00 4.01 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
Keywords: KB43075
