[SOLVED] parse COMPLETE line from a file

[vikisch]

I would like to write a batch-script to backup my junction and symbolic links
I'm using this command:

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dir "%CD%" / al / s>out.txt

In the out.txt-file are for example the following lines:

26/11/2013 12:34 <JUNCTION> FolderJunction1 [C:\Path1\SubFolder1]
26/11/2013 23:44 <SYMLINKD> FolderSymlink2 [C:\Path2\SubFolder2]

If I parse this above quoted line(s) with the following command..

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for / f "tokens = *" %%a in (out.txt) do call :FurtherProcessing %%a

I get the following output for %%a

26/11/2013 12:34 FolderJunction1 [C:\Path1\SubFolder1]
26/11/2013 23:44 FolderSymlink2 [C:\Path2\SubFolder2]

How do I get the complete original line, or what I'm doing wrong?
I'm missing the information if the line is from a <JUNCTION> or <SYMLINKD>!

[foxidrive]

You have spaces all through your code which will cause it all to fail.

Copy and paste your code and perhaps it will be clearer.

[aGerman]

< and> are symbols for redirections. You're lucky if you get any output and if you don't create some zero files.
Actually I would process the output of DIR directly in a FOR /F loop. Since I don't know your whole code I don't know if that would be the best way in your case ...

Anyway, if you want to work in a subroutine don't pass such a string as an argument but assign a variable instead. Use the delayed variable expansion inside of your subroutine for a rather safe processing.

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...
for /f "delims=" %%a in (out.txt) do (set "line=%%a" &call :FurtherProcessing)
...
goto :eof

:FurtherProcessing
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
echo !line!
endlocal
goto :eof

Regards
aGerman

[vikisch]

here is my code without wrong whitespace

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for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (out.txt) do call :FurtherProcessing %%a

but the tip of aGerman has already helped me - thank you a lot. Problem solved!