How can we split string using windows bat script?
for below .bat code snippet
#echo off & setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set j=0
for /f "delims=""" %%i in (config.ini) do (
set /a j+=1
set con!j!=%%i
call set a=%%con!j!%%
echo !a!
(echo !a!|findstr "^#">nul 2>nul && (
rem mkdir !a!
) || (
echo +)
rem for /f "tokens=2" %%k in(config.ini) do echo %%k
)
)
pause
below config file
Q
What's wrong when I del rem at the begin of rem for /f "tokens=2" %%k in(config.ini) do echo %%k
How can I get the /path/to/case and value as a pair?
for /f xxxx in (testconfig.ini) do (set a=/path/to/case1 set b=vaule1)
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET "sourcedir=U:\sourcedir"
SET "filename1=%sourcedir%\q43407067.txt"
set j=0
for /f "delims=""" %%i in (%filename1%) do (
set /a j+=1
set con!j!=%%i
call set a=%%con!j!%%
echo !a! SHOULD BE EQUAL TO %%i
(echo !a!|findstr "^#">nul 2>nul && (
echo mkdir !a!
) || (
echo +)
for /f "tokens=2" %%k IN ("%%i") do echo "%%k"
for /f "tokens=1,2" %%j IN ("%%i") do echo "%%j" and "%%k"
)
)
ECHO ----------------------------
SET con
GOTO :EOF
You would need to change the setting of sourcedir to suit your circumstances.
I used a file named q43407067.txt containing your data for my testing.
(These are setting that suit my system)
SO - to address your problems:
because the ) on that line closes the ( on the previous. The ) on that line closes the ( on the one prior. (I changed the rem to an echo so that the code would produce something visible) The first ( on the (echo !a! line is closed by the ) on the line following the (now) two for /f commands. and the ( on the for..%%i..do( is closed by the final ) before the echo -----
You can't delete that ) because it's participating in a parenthesis-pair.
You need a space between the in and the (.
I've shown a way. See for /?|more from the prompt for documentation (or many articles here on SO)
In your code, !a! is the same as %%i - so I've no idea why you are conducting all the gymnastics - doubtless to present a minimal example showing the problem.
Note that since the default delimiters include Space then if any line contains a space in the /path/to/case or value then you'll have to re-engineer the approach.
I' not sure if I understand what exactly it is you need, so what follows may not suit your needs:
#Echo Off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
Set "n=0"
For /F "Delims=" %%A In (testConfig.ini) Do (Set "_=%%A"
If "!_:~,1!"=="#" (Set/A "n+=1", "i=0"
Echo=MD %%A
Set "con[!n!]!i!=%%A") Else (For /F "Tokens=1-2" %%B In ('Echo=%%A'
) Do (Set/A "i+=1"
Set "con[!n!]!i!=%%B"&&Set/A "i+=1"&&Set "con[!n!]!i!=%%C")))
Set con[
Timeout -1
GoTo :EOF
remove Echo= on line 6 if you are happy with the output and really want to create those directories
Related
I would like to create a batch file in which I can see what I have collected in a game.
The game saves this information in a .txt file.
The output would look like this.
70x Silver.
Back Pearl.
41x Copper.
Amethyst.
Amethyst.
12x Silver.
Back Pearl.
21x Copper.
5x Silver.
Back Pearl.
Back Pearl.
Amethyst.
What I want to do now, is to add the items with the same name together, like this:
128x Silver.
4x Back Pearl.
62x Copper.
3x Amethyst.
There are hundreds of items with different names, not just these 4.
Would that be possible?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Another one!
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /F "delims=" %%l in (test.txt) do for /F "tokens=1*" %%a in ("%%l") do (
set "first=%%a"
if "!first:~-1!" equ "x" (set /A "num=!first:~0,-1!") else set "num=0"
if !num! equ 0 (
set "rest=%%l"
set /A "count[!rest: =_!]+=1"
) else (
set "rest=%%b"
set /A "count[!rest: =_!]+=num"
)
)
(for /F "tokens=2* delims=[]=" %%a in ('set count[') do (
set "item=%%a"
if %%b equ 1 (
echo !item:_= !
) else (
echo %%bx !item:_= !
)
)) > summary.txt
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
rem The following settings for the source directory and filename are names
rem that I use for testing and deliberately include names which include spaces to make sure
rem that the process works using such names. These will need to be changed to suit your situation.
SET "sourcedir=u:\your files"
SET "filename1=%sourcedir%\q72672485.txt"
:: remove variables starting #
FOR /F "delims==" %%b In ('set # 2^>Nul') DO SET "%%b="
FOR /f "usebackqdelims=" %%b IN ("%filename1%") DO (
CALL :sub %%b
)
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
(
FOR /F "tokens=1,2delims==" %%b In ('set # 2^>Nul') DO (
SET "line=%%cx%%b"
ECHO !line:#= !
)
)>summary.txt
endlocal
type summary.txt
GOTO :EOF
:sub
SET "quantity=%1"
SET "line=%*"
IF /i "%quantity:~-1%"=="x" (SET /a quantity=%quantity:~0,-1%&SET "line=%line:* =%") ELSE SET quantity=1
IF %quantity%==0 SET /a quantity=1&SET "line=%*"
SET /a #%line: =#%+=quantity
GOTO :eof
Different approach...
Would that be possible? - Yes.
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims=" %%a in (t.txt) do (
set " z=%%a"
set " z=!z:x =#!"
set " z=!z: =_!"
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=#" %%b in ("!z!") do (
if "%%c" == "" (
set "x=1"
set "y=%%b
) else (
set "x=%%b"
set "y=%%c"
)
set /a #!y!+=!x!
)
)
(for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=#=" %%a in ('set #') do (
set "x=%%a"
set "y=%%bx "
echo !y:~0,4! !x:_= !
))>summary.txt
Output with your example data (I hope, alphabetic sorting is ok for you):
3x Amethyst.
4x Back Pearl.
62x Copper.
87x Silver.
(your calculation of 120 silver might be a bit optimistic with the given input data)
This is a different approach that use a "file merge" method. The overall code is somewhat simpler than other methods...
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "lineNum=0"
(for /F "tokens=1,2* delims=:x " %%a in ('(type test.txt ^& echo 0x^) ^| findstr /N "[0-9][0-9]*x"') do (
if !lineNum! lss %%a call :locateLine %%a
set "line=%%c"
set /A "count[!line: =_!]+=%%b"
)) < test.txt
set "count[="
(for /F "tokens=2* delims=[]=" %%a in ('set count[') do (
set "item=%%a"
if %%b equ 1 (echo !item:_= !) else echo %%bx !item:_= !
)) > summary.txt
goto :EOF
:locateLine num
set /A "lineNum+=1" & set /P "line=" & if errorlevel 1 exit /B
if %lineNum% lss %1 set /A "count[%line: =_%]+=1" & goto locateLine
exit /B
Another approach (splitting the file into items with and without quantity) (also fixing the Pollux Infusion issue in my first answer):
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
REM process lines without quantity:
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('type test.txt^|findstr /vrc:"[0123456789][0123456789]*x "') do call :count 1 "%%a"
REM process lines with quantity:
for /f "tokens=1*delims=x " %%a in ('type test.txt^|findstr /rc:"[0123456789][0123456789]*x "') do call :count %%a "%%b"
REM reformat:
(for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=#=" %%a in ('set #') do (
set "count=%%bx "
set "line=!count:~0,5!%%a" &REM including '1x'
if %%b==1 set "line= %%a" &REM supressing '1x'
echo !line:_= !
))>summary.txt
type summary.txt
goto :eof
:count
set item=%~2
set "item=%item: =_%"
set /a #%item% +=%1
Included both with and without 1x. Remove the line, you don't want.
I'm trying to write a code that does the following. I have some files in a directory with specific extensions. I have made a vector that contains all of them. Now I will want to rename each file to something else depending on their extension. So for that I'm trying to parce the created vector with a for loop in which I check for each element extension.
For now I won't rename it just echo it on the screen if the file with the .elf extension is found. I wrote this code but I get no echo as in there would be no .elf file in my directory. Please help me correct this. Thanks.
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
cd C:\Users\uidr0938\Desktop\Copy
set path=C:\Users\uidr0938\Desktop\Copy
set /a index=0
for /r %%i in (*) do (
set value[!index!]=%%i
set /a index+=1
)
set /a limit=%index%-2
for /l %%a in (0;1;%limit%) do (
if !value[%%a]! equ *.elf (
echo !value[%%a]!
)
)
endlocal
try with :
....
for /l %%a in (0;1;%limit%) do (
if "!value[%%a]:~-4!" equ ".elf" (
echo !value[%%a]!
)
)
when comparing string you cannot use wildcards.Here you can see some examples about batch substrings
Here is a slightly different way of doing it.
#IF NOT EXIST "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Copy\" #EXIT/B
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET "_path=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Copy"
SET "_index=0"
FOR /F "DELIMS=" %%A IN ('WHERE/R "%_path%" * 2^>NUL') DO (SET/A "_index+=1"
SET "_value[!_index!]=%%A")
IF %_index% EQU 0 EXIT/B
FOR /F "TOKENS=1* DELIMS==" %%A IN ('SET _value['
) DO IF /I "%%~xB"==".elf" ECHO %%B
PAUSE
I have written a batch file which I want to overwrite key strings with strings from another .txt file.
currently it copies the new File.txt file perfectly but does not replace the strings with the strings from OldFile.txt file.
example of strings in File.txt file:
...
# Password
Pword=
# AccountName
Account=
# TownName
Town=
# Postcode
Postcode=
# LocationChangedDate
LocationChanged=
example of strings in OldFile.txt file I want to replace from:
...
# Password
Pword=ABC
# AccountName
Account=123
# TownName
Town=LDN
# Postcode
Postcode=WS77TP
# LocationChangedDate
LocationChanged=01/01/2015
Can someone please point me in the right direction or explain where I have made a mistake?
#echo off
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
::Variables
set InputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\Machine\File.txt
set OutputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\File-New.txt
set CopyFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\OldMachine\OldFile.txt
set _strFindPword=Pword=.*
for /F "delims=" %%A in ('findstr /x "Pword=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertPword=%%A
echo.%_strInsertPword%
set _strFindAccount=Account=.*
for /F "delims=" %%B in ('findstr /x "Account=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertAccount=%%B
echo.%_strInsertAccount%
set _strFindTown=Town=.*
for /F "delims=" %%C in ('findstr /x "Town=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertTown=%%C
echo.%_strInsertTown%
set _strFindLocationChanged=LocationChanged=.*
for /F "delims=" %%D in ('findstr /x "LocationChanged=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertLocationChanged=%%D
echo.%_strInsertLocationChanged%
set _strFindPostcode=Postcode=.*
for /F "delims=" %%E in ('findstr /x "Postcode=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertPostcode=%%E
echo.%_strInsertPostcode%
(
for /F "delims=" %%L in ('findstr /n "^" "%InputFile%"') do (
set "line=%%L"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "line=!line:*:=!"
if "%%L" equ "_strFindPword" (echo.!_strInsertPword!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindAccount%" (echo.!_strInsertAccount!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindTown%" (echo.!_strInsertTown!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindLocationChanged%" (echo.!_strInsertLocationChanged!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindPostcode%" (echo.!_strInsertPostcode!) else (echo.!line!)
)
)
)
)
endlocal
)
) > "%OutputFile%"
del %InputFile%
ren %OutputFile% File.txt
pause
I think I finally got it...
What it does:
It goes through the OldFile.txt content, searching for markers, if found they are stored into environment variables to be used in the nest step (e.g. for _PWD marker (variable) which has a value of Pword=, it will create a _PWDCONTENTS variable with the content of Pword=ABC).
It goes through File.txt content, searching for the same markers, if one marker found, the corresponding CONTENTS variable is dumped in the OutFile.txt, else the original line. Because that happens in the inner for loop, I had to add some extra logic (the _WROTE var) to avoid writing the same lines more than once.
Notes:
It is supposed (well, besides doing what it's supposed to) to be "configurable" (the code is complicated, it's heading towards meta :) if you will), meaning that if there are changes between the markers the code shouldn't change (well there would be code changes, but not in the functional part only in variable definitions). Let me detail:
If you no longer need to replace the Town= string, then all you have to do is removing _TOWN from _ALL: set _ALL=_PWD _ACCT _POST _LOC.
The reverse: if you want to add some other tag (let's call it Name), you have to create a new environment variable: set _NAME=Name= and add it to _ALL: set _ALL=_PWD _ACCT _TOWN _POST _LOC _NAME.
As an indirect consequence, I didn't focus on performance, so it might run slow. Anyway I tried to keep the disk accesses (which are painfully slow) to a minimum (one example is when having 2 for loops the one that iterates on a file contents - assuming that each iteration takes a disk access; this might not be true, and Win has IO buffering - it's the outer one).
I "commented" out the last line in the file, to avoid overwriting the original file. If that behavior is needed, simply remove the rem at the beginning.
Here's the batch code:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set _INFILE="File.txt"
set _OUTFILE="NewFile.txt"
set _OLDFILE="OldFile.txt"
set _PWD=Pword=
set _ACCT=Account=
set _TOWN=Town=
set _POST=Postcode=
set _LOC=LocationChanged=
set _ALL=_PWD _ACCT _TOWN _POST _LOC
echo Parsing old file contents...
for /f "tokens=*" %%f in ('type !_OLDFILE!') do (
for %%g in (!_ALL!) do (
echo %%f | findstr /b /c:!%%g! 1>nul
if "!errorlevel!" equ "0" (
set %%gCONTENTS=%%f
)
)
)
copy nul %_OUTFILE%
echo Merging the old file contents into the new file...
set _WROTE=0
for /f "tokens=*" %%f in ('findstr /n "^^" !_INFILE!') do (
set _TMPVAR0=%%f
set _TMPVAR0=!_TMPVAR0:*:=!
for %%g in (!_ALL!) do (
echo !_TMPVAR0! | findstr /b /c:!%%g! 1>nul
if "!errorlevel!" equ "0" (
echo.!%%gCONTENTS!>>!_OUTFILE!
set _WROTE=1
)
)
if "!_WROTE!" equ "0" (
echo.!_TMPVAR0!>>!_OUTFILE!
) else (
set _WROTE=0
)
)
rem copy /-y %_OUTFILE% %_INFILE%
#EDIT0: Using #StevoStephenson suggestion (as part of the question snippet), I replaced the (2nd) outer for loop to ('findstr /n "^^" !_INFILE!') in order to include the empty lines, so the 3rd remark no longer applies (deleting). Also did some small changes to allow files that contain SPACE s in their paths.
Maybe it works like this
set CopyFile=oldfile.txt
set InputFile=newfile.txt
set str_search="Pword"
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('findstr %str_search% %copyfile%') do set str_replace=%%i
set str_replace="%str_replace%"
echo %str_search%
echo %str_replace%
pause
CALL :far %InputFile% %str_search% %str_replace%
EXIT /B 0
:far
setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
set "search=%2"
set "replace=%3"
::remove quotes
set search=%search:"=%
set replace=%replace:"=%
echo %search%
echo %replace%
set "textFile=%1"
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('type "%textFile%" ^& break ^> "%textFile%" ') do (
set "line=%%i"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"
>>"%textFile%" echo(!line!
endlocal
)
EXIT /B 0
At for /f "delims=" %%i in ('findstr %str_search% %copyfile%') do set str_replace=%%i you write the line with the variable that has the needed info to str_replace.
After that you the program calls an embeded find-and-replace-function (:far) whitch i shemelessly stole from Batch script to find and replace a string in text file without creating an extra output file for storing the modified file
This function finds the string "Pword" and replaces it by the line find in the old file.
Attention:
This doesn't solve your problem completely since your new file has to be s.th like this.
#Password
Pword
so if you loose the = it works otherwise it doesn't. I hope this helps you with your problem.
It's not perfect but this may be okay for you:
#Echo Off
Setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
(Set InputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\Machine\File.txt)
(Set OutputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\File-New.txt)
(Set CopyFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\OldMachine\OldFile.txt)
For /F "Delims=" %%I In (
'FindStr/B "Pword= Account= Town= LocationChanged= Postcode=" "%CopyFile%"'
) Do Set %%I
(For /F "Tokens=1-2* Delims=]=" %%I In ('Find /V /N ""^<"%InputFile%"') Do (
Echo(%%J|FindStr/B # || (If Defined %%J (Call Echo=%%J=%%%%J%%) Else (
If "%%J" NEq "" (Echo=%%J=%%K) Else (Echo=)))))>%OutputFile%
Timeout -1
EndLocal
Exit/B
I've left the delete and rename for you to add at the end.
This solution should be much faster than the other solutions.
It will also preserve empty lines and lines containing ! and ^.
It only needs one findstr call for collecting the old values for all words.
A second findstr determines all lines (by line number) in the infile which needs an update.
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "_INFILE=File.txt"
set "_OUTFILE=NewFile.txt"
set "_OLDFILE="OldFile.txt"
set "_WORDS=Pword= Account= Town= Postcode= LocationChanged="
REM *** get all values for the key words
for /F "tokens=1,* delims==" %%L in ('findstr "!_WORDS!" "!_OLDFILE!"') do (
for /F %%S in ("%%L") do (
set "word[%%S]=%%M"
)
)
REM *** Find all lines which needs an update
set wordIdx=0
for /F "tokens=1,2,* delims=:= " %%1 in ('findstr /n "!_WORDS!" "!_INFILE!"') do (
set "lines[!wordIdx!].line=%%1"
set "lines[!wordIdx!].word=%%2"
set "replace=!word[%%2]!"
set "lines[!wordIdx!].replace=!replace!"
set /a wordIdx+=1
)
REM *** copy the infile to the outfile
REM *** Replace only the lines which are marked by line numbers
echo Parsing old file contents...
set nextWordIdx=0
set /a searchLine=lines[!nextWordIdx!].line
set lineNo=0
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
(
for /f "tokens=*" %%L in ('findstr /n "^" "%_INFILE%"') do (
set "line=%%L"
set /a lineNo+=1
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "line=!line:*:=!"
if !lineNo! equ !searchLine! (
(echo(!line!!lines[0].replace!)
set /a nextWordIdx+=1
for /F %%R in ("!nextWordIdx!") do (
endlocal
set /a nextWordIdx=%%R
set /a searchLine=lines[%%R].line
)
) ELSE (
(echo(!line!)
endlocal
)
)
) > "!_OUTFILE!"
I'm making a batch script to stop several services , however i get the syntax is incorrect error at second FOR which loops in serviceList.TEMP
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
setlocal enableExtensions
::queryex output file
sc queryex>services.TEMP
find /i /N "DISPLAY_NAME: Hotspot" services.TEMP>tmp1.TEMP
FOR /F "skip=2" %%G in (tmp1.TEMP) do (
set num=%%G
set num=!num:~1,3!
echo !num!>serviceList.TEMP
)
FOR %%X in (serviceList.TEMP) do (
set /a "SKIP_LINES=%%G+7"
set secondForFilter="skip=%SKIP_LINES%"
FOR /F %secondForFilter% %%Z in (services.TEMP) do (
call debug.cmd REM debug.cmd -> echo debug pause>nul
set serv=%%Z
set "serv=!serv: =!" REM Extract PID
set "serv=!serv::=!" REM Extract PID
set procID=!serv!
taskkill /pid %procID% /f >>debug.txt 2>>debug.txt
goto secondLoopEnd
)
:secondLoopEnd
)
del /S *.TEMP >>debug.txt 2>>debug.txt
the problem is here:
FOR %%X in (serviceList.TEMP) do (
set /a "SKIP_LINES=%%G+7"
set secondForFilter="skip=%SKIP_LINES%"
FOR /F %secondForFilter% %%Z in (services.TEMP) do (
call debug.cmd REM debug.cmd -> echo debug pause>nul
the usual approach when you set value in brackets context is to use delayed expansion but it wont work for parametrized for options.
Here you'll need a subroutine.
And you have GOTO in the for loop. GOTO breaks for context and the loops will be not called after goto is executed.
And rem cannot be used on the same line as the code without "&"
Consider something like this (though I cannot check the logic of the bat):
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
setlocal enableExtensions
::queryex output file
sc queryex>services.TEMP
find /i /N "DISPLAY_NAME: Hotspot" services.TEMP>tmp1.TEMP
FOR /F "skip=2" %%G in (tmp1.TEMP) do (
set num=%%G
set num=!num:~1,3!
echo !num!>serviceList.TEMP
)
FOR %%X in (serviceList.TEMP) do (
call :subroutine %%G
)
del /S *.TEMP >>debug.txt 2>>debug.txt
exit /b %errorlevel%
:subroutine
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
set /a skiplines=%~1+7
set "filter="skip=%skiplines%""
FOR /F %filter% %%Z in (services.TEMP) do (
call debug.cmd
set serv=%%Z
rem extract PID
set "serv=!serv: =!"
set "serv=!serv::=!"
set procID=!serv!
taskkill /pid !procID! /f >>debug.txt 2>>debug.txt
goto :break_for
)
:break_for
endlocal
exit /b
Should the > in your echo to serviceList.TEMP be a >> so that you append to the file?
echo !num!>>serviceList.TEMP
In which case, you should also ensure that the file is deleted prior to the appending operations.
Also, I assume you missed the /F from your FOR loop, as you're trying to read the lines of the serviceList.TEMP file, yes?
FOR %%X in (serviceList.TEMP) do (
Should be...
FOR /F %%X in (serviceList.TEMP) do (
?
Also, you can append to the same file with both std out and err by doing this...
someprocesshere 1> out.log 2>&1
hi mate i have to a script .bat for windows shell.
i have this file:
line
line
#line
line
#line
I want to read the file line by line, and if the line begin with "#" i don't do anything else i do some elaboration. how can do this ? I post the pseudo-code
while (s=readline()!=null)
{
if(s.charat(0)!='#')
do some elaboration
}
Based on your pseudo code, is this what you want?
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "delims=" %%i in (file.txt) do (
set line=%%i
if !line:~0,1! equ # (
::Your code here:
)
)
Note, you need to replace file.txt with the file you want to iterate over.
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
:: first way - findstr
FOR /f "delims=" %%i IN (yourfile.txt) DO (
ECHO %%i|FINDSTR /b "#" >NUL
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (ECHO non-# : %%i) ELSE (ECHO #START : %%i)
)
ECHO ====== first way ===========
ENDLOCAL
SETLOCAL enabledelayedexpansion
:: second way - substring with delayedexpansion
FOR /f "delims=" %%i IN (yourfile.txt) DO (
SET line=%%i
if "!line:~0,1!"=="#" (ECHO #START : %%i) ELSE (ECHO non-# : %%i)
)
ECHO ====== second way ===========
ENDLOCAL
SETLOCAL
:: third way -without delayedexpansion substringing and flagging in subroutine
FOR /f "delims=" %%i IN (yourfile.txt) DO (
SET line=%%i
CALL :test
IF DEFINED line (ECHO non-# : %%i) ELSE (ECHO #START : %%i)
)
ECHO ====== third way ===========
ENDLOCAL
GOTO :eof
:test
IF "%line:~0,1%"=="#" SET "line="
GOTO :eof
Three ways here - depends on further details. Note that the third way uses the characteristic that IF DEFINED or IF ERRORLEVEL works on the RUN-TIME value of the variable, not the parse-time value
This is the fastest way to solve this problem:
for /F "eol=# delims=" %%a in (file.txt) do (
echo Line that not start with #: %%a
)