Help with Windows Script

[driddickemc]

Trying to do a for loop in windows command line. .not even sure if this is possible.

Have a file..
AAAA
BBBB
CCCC
DDDD

need to run command on it..

for i in `cat file`
do "some_command file"
done

Can this be done in the windows command line ? I have about 300 lines in this file in this would help tremendously. Thanks for the help in advance

 

[PHV]

In a console window type: FOR /?

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[columb]

Better still, load Cygwin and have the power of bash at your finger tips. If you're a Unix scripter who has to work on the Windows platform you soon get frustrated by the lack of built in tools.

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Columb Healy

 

[driddickemc]

Thanks guys'..I installed cygwin. Couldn't get the Windows version to work.