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Solve : Reading from a txt file - spaces?

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Hi,

I have the following code and simply need one thing fixed - the Schemes.txt file contains a list of schemes and some schemes have spaces, how do I get the code to read in the schemes including the spaces?

FOR /F %1 IN (\\vfile1\cfp\ICT_Only_Templates\All_Scripts\Schemes.txt) do MD "\\vfile1\cfp\Housing Management\Housing Schemes\"%1

Many thanks. Quote from: jgkwork on October 25, 2011, 08:20:44 AM

FOR /F %1 IN (\\vfile1\cfp\ICT_Only_Templates\All_Scripts\Schemes.txt) do MD "\\vfile1\cfp\Housing Management\Housing Schemes\"%1

You just need to specify delimiters as carraige returns.

FOR /F "delims=" %1 IN (\\vfile1\cfp\ICT_Only_Templates\All_Scripts\Schemes.txt) do MD "\\vfile1\cfp\Housing Management\Housing Schemes\"%1


Check out this post for a more detailed explaination. Quote from: Raven19528 on October 25, 2011, 09:48:34 AM
You just need to specify delimiters as carraige returns.

FOR /F "delims=" %1 IN (\\vfile1\cfp\ICT_Only_Templates\All_Scripts\Schemes.txt) do MD "\\vfile1\cfp\Housing Management\Housing Schemes\"%1


Check out this post for a more detailed explaination.

Hi - thanks for that, I tried this code but it did exactly the same thing i.e. as soon as it encountered a space it went to the next line - any thoughts?Sorry should give some more info - I get the following error when running your code but the error says these folders already exist but the folder is empty before running the code. I have blanked out some of the code as it has my name:



[regaining space - attachment deleted by admin]If you are using these commands from a batch script you need to double up on the % e.g. %%1

The directories being created MAY have spaces in the name so you must include the trailing %%1 inside the " like so:

Code: [Select]FOR /F "delims=" %%1 IN (\\vfile1\cfp\ICT_Only_Templates\All_Scripts\Schemes.txt) do MD "\\vfile1\cfp\Housing Management\Housing Schemes\%%1"
Quote from: Dusty on October 26, 2011, 03:00:44 AM
If you are using these commands from a batch script you need to double up on the % e.g. %%1

The directories being created may have spaces in the name so you must include the trailing %%1 inside the " like so:

Code: [Select]FOR /F "delims=" %%1 IN (\\vfile1\cfp\ICT_Only_Templates\All_Scripts\Schemes.txt) do MD "\\vfile1\cfp\Housing Management\Housing Schemes\%%1"

Thanks - I'm just running this directly from a command prompt. When I run the above code I get the attached message??

[regaining space - attachment deleted by admin]OK, thanks for the clarification, now REVERT to single %
Quote from: Dusty on October 26, 2011, 03:17:06 AM
OK, thanks for the clarification, now revert to single %

Whoohoo - that works great, big thanks for that and to everyone who HELPED me get there.Thanks for coming back to REPORT your success.

Good luck.


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