Search inside a txt file using batch script windows 7

Question

I want to write Batch script to search inside a txt file. I want to find out coordinated of a point. For example terminalpoint: (100, 255).

I know how to find out whether there is "terminalpoint" in text file. But I want to pick up the coordinates.

Please give me some example......

Yes I did....But I could not find any examples.....if you find please give me the link — lankabeta, Dec 08 '11 at 09:36
Hmm, it's the second hit [batch script - read line by line](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4527877/batch-script-read-line-by-line), then you only have to add your code into the `:processLine` function — jeb, Dec 08 '11 at 10:01
Reading line by line is not problem to me.....But I need to take the coordinates. for example:terminalpoint: 100, 255 . I have to read next word OR value to terminalpoint: (if %a == "terminalpoint:") then read next value.....Is it possible... please help me — lankabeta, Dec 08 '11 at 10:31
If that isn't the problem, you should edit your question, showing your code and where your problem is — jeb, Dec 08 '11 at 10:35

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 08 '11 at 21:30

The FOR command below achieve this process: For each line in the text file that contains "terminalpoint" string, it show the FIRST text in the line enclosed in parentheses:

for /F "tokens=2 delims=()" %%a in ('findstr "terminalpoint" thefile.txt') do echo %%a

If you want to store both coordinates in two variables:

for /F "tokens=2 delims=()" %%a in ('findstr "terminalpoint" thefile.txt') do (
    for /F "tokens=1,2 delims=," %%x in ("%%a") do (
        set x=%%x
        set y=%%y
    )
)

Search inside a txt file using batch script windows 7

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