Wondering if there is any way to split directory name & filename from a string that contains a complete path of file including filename.

santoshsri,

Use a FOR loop like this:

Output will be:

See also the help for the FOR command:
http://www.dostips.com/DosCommandIndex.htm#FOR
DosItHelp?

Along those same lines... what is the easiest way to deal with looping through a directory set that includes spaces (ie "Documents and Settings")?

I have a situation where I need to find specific files (wildcard search) on a drive to do a secure delete on these specific files. I know I can do this with a "Dir /s/b", but if the files are included with a directory that has spaces, there are identification situations that are hosed due to the spaces.

Currently, I am looking at:



When I get to a File1* entry that happens to be in "Documents and Settings" the reply is:



Thanks for your help!

-Rick

RElliott63,
FOR /F uses spaces as default delimiter. Empty the delimiter set using FOR /F "delim=", i.e.:

Let us know if it works for you.

Thanks for the advice. After playing around with it yesterday afternoon, I ended up with the following:





Thanks for the help!

-R