Have a batch create text files based on a list

Question

I've got to create a text file for each PC at my workplace is there a way to have a batch read from a list of PCs in a text file and create a text file for each line of text?

Ex. Text File

    Computer1
    Computer2
    Computer3

I want it to create a computer1.txt, computer2.txt, and computer3.txt, but for a list of about 400 PCs... It seems pretty easy I'm just not sure how to link batch files together. I'm learning! :) Thanks for all your help, as always!

Matt Williamson · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-01T18:22:01.417

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@echo off
setlocal

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (comps.txt) do (type nul>"%%a.txt")

To add a pre-defined text to the file, do something like this:

for /f "tokens=*" %%a in (comps.txt) do (
  echo This is line 1 of text>"%%a.txt"
  echo This is line 2 of text>>"%%a.txt"
  echo This is line 3 of text>>"%%a.txt"
  echo This is line 4 of text>>"%%a.txt"
)

edited Nov 01 '13 at 18:22

answered Nov 01 '13 at 17:48

Matt Williamson

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Thanks again! That does it! Only thing I had issues with was if I was to type different text/numbers I would have to do Number0 >>%%a.txt" putting a space between the number 0 and >>. Other than that it works like a charm. Thank you! – MackMan Nov 01 '13 at 18:36
`>>"%%a.txt" echo(This is line 1 of text` <-- change the order of redirection to eliminate the need for a space in every line. The `(` also protects against issues with certain characters at the start of the line – foxidrive Nov 02 '13 at 01:17

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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http://ss64.com/nt/for_f.html

FOR /F ["options"] %%parameter IN (filenameset) DO command

See also: Batch script to read input text file and make text file for each line of input text file

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Nov 01 '13 at 17:46

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 03 '19 at 01:35

I had a similar but different requirement, which was that my file had two columns of data, comma separated.

First col: the file name I wanted

Second col: the data for the contents of that file (HTML)

i.e.:

asdf.html, <p>Text about this</p>
bcvadf.html, <p>More text</p>

So this was what I put in cmd:

FOR /F "tokens=1,2 delims=," %G in (file.csv) DO echo %H > D:\temp\%G

Explanation:

%G relates to 'token' (column) 1, %H column 2
'echo' tell it was to write, in this case column 2 (the content within the file)
">" actually creates the file/s
"> D:\temp\%G" creates the file with the name in the 1st column

Further understanding and examples, as in crownedzero's answer, https://ss64.com/nt/for_f.html

Have a batch create text files based on a list

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