Batch TAB delimit also removes T, A and B characters on ECHO
I have about 300 files that need to be parsed, which are delimited by tabs. The code I am using below (unfinished):
for /r C:\mywork2\MAX\ %%f in (*) do (
for /f "delims=TAB" %%i in (%%f) do (
for %%u in (%%i) do (
ECHO %%u
)
)
pause
)
It seems to work fine, except when the field starts with T, A or B, does ECHO remove that character? those. Taxidea_taxus
becomes axidea_taxus
. Is this a bug or can I work around it? It should be noted that using <TAB>
it has the same effect.
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When you specify delims=TAB
, the processor uses literally T
, A
and B
as separators. To use the Tab character, you enter a literal tab (which will appear as a space in the script).
Try the following:
REM Set a variable to the <TAB> character.
REM Make sure you editor doesn't replace Tabs with spaces.
REM Enter an actual <tab> in the SET statement below.
SET "TabChar= "
for /r C:\mywork2\MAX\ %%f in (*) do (
REM Parse with the tab character.
for /f "delims=%TabChar%" %%i in (%%f) do (
for %%u in (%%i) do (
ECHO %%u
)
)
pause
)
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