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I have a fairly simple script that sets a base path, opens a txt file, reads the line, cuts the file into parts based on characters. The same script had been working fine a year ago but for some reason it will not execute now. When I run the following, the command window flashes up and closes. I can't even get a pause, timeout or wait to hold it in order to read results. The script is on Windows 7 pro. I know the path is correct and the file exist, actually it creates the nametemp file as needed but it is always empty.

set bpath="C:\server\htdocs\mydirec\input.txt"
findstr ":" %bpath% | cut -f1 -d ":" > %bpath%\data\nametemp

So you are saying this path exists?

This what your variable is expanding to.


Why would your folder path have the file name with extension in it?

Quotes need to be around the whole path. Not just part of it.

Thank you greatly, had to modify the path so with your suggestions.