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thanks again, you're right. still a problem unfortunately.... about special characters like ; i can make the script working from the prompt typing "replace.bat" "cons;" "cons;x" but when i try to set a scheduled job, it works only with no quotes, so i can just replace s...

to foxidrive: the string i want to replace is always and exactly this: cons; the string i want to obtain is always and exactly this: cons;x it would be better if it could be done on the same file, not creating a new file (i've seen that if i put the same document for in.txt and out.txt it gives me e...

first thing: from here, windows xp, if a save as .bat a text file it can't be run on dos just double clicking: why is that???
second: i can't exactly understand which string i should personalise into that code.
i'm very unexpert user

i have a txt file on my windows computer. this file is automatically and successfully filled every day by a procedure, but for me to use it i need first to find and replace a string of characters, always the same. what's the simplest way to do that automatically (not manually)? compile a bat file an...