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Tom Lavedas  
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 More options Sep 12 2011, 8:45 am
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From: Tom Lavedas <tglba...@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:45:12 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, Sep 12 2011 8:45 am
Subject: Re: input from pipe or file?
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On Sep 12, 1:46 am, "Todd Vargo" <tlva...@sbcglobal.netz> wrote

> Batch files do not accept or use input from a pipe or a file.

Todd, that used to be true under command.com, but was corrected under
cmd.exe.  Try it, for example ...

 @echo off
  for /f "tokens=*" %%I in ('more') do echo.[%%I]

Pipe a DIR listing through it or redirect files into and/or out of
it.  It works well (except for those pesky blank lines).
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Tom Lavedas


 
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