Use a batch file to search for and open files under long directory names - China DOS Union Forum

for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir/s/b/a-d c:\a.bat') do (start "" "%%i")

Don't make this kind of elementary mistake; it should be written like this

A few default values of for /f:
eol=c defaults to lines beginning with ;, and this is still the case even if eol= is not used
delims=xxx defaults to spaces and tabs, and this is still the case even if delims= is not used
tokens=x,y,m-n defaults to 1, and this is still the case even if tokens= is not used

for {%variable|%%variable} in (set) do command
No matter which form for uses, in (set) separation is done by spaces, tabs, English commas, and English semicolons (in for /f, only by spaces and tabs).

Because the first character of a local pathname cannot be ;, there is no need here to forcibly specify eol= as empty

[ Last edited by Hanyeguxing on 2010-3-31 at 21:22 ]

Floor1　uforange	Posted 2010-03-31 20:14
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Hello everyone! The environment is under cmd on an XP system. I use for /f %%i in ('dir/s/b/a-d c:\a.bat') do (start "" "%%i"), and under normal circumstances it works.... But when a.bat is on the desktop it won't open... I've searched the forum for a lot of related stuff, but still couldn't solve it myself. If anyone knows, please help. Thanks in advance!! [ Last edited by uforange on 2010-3-31 at 20:17 ]

Floor2　Hanyeguxing	Posted 2010-03-31 21:03
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for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir/s/b/a-d c:\a.bat') do (start "" "%%i") Don't make this kind of elementary mistake; it should be written like this A few default values of for /f: eol=c defaults to lines beginning with ;, and this is still the case even if eol= is not used delims=xxx defaults to spaces and tabs, and this is still the case even if delims= is not used tokens=x,y,m-n defaults to 1, and this is still the case even if tokens= is not used for {%variable\|%%variable} in (set) do command No matter which form for uses, in (set) separation is done by spaces, tabs, English commas, and English semicolons (in for /f, only by spaces and tabs). Because the first character of a local pathname cannot be ;, there is no need here to forcibly specify eol= as empty [ Last edited by Hanyeguxing on 2010-3-31 at 21:22 ]