How to use multiple find commands in the for loop in batch?

Question

I have the following code:

set "string_pdf=<module>PDF-hul</module>"
set string1=Well-Formed and valid
set /a loop100=0

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir /a-d /b /s %output%') do (
    for /f "tokens=3 delims=>/<" %%p in ('find  "%string_pdf%" "%%i" && find "%string1%" "%%i" ') do (
        echo %%~ni >> %output%\pdf_hul.txt
        set /a loop100+=1
    )
)

I'm going through all XML's that are located in the %output% folder and trying to find the co-occurrence of Well-Formed and valid and <module>PDF-hul</module> in one xml file. This code works when I'm searching only with one find command for one variable. But when I add the second one I get a syntactical error.

How to find both variables string_pdf and string1 in one xml (aren't in one line)?

You have to escape the && --> ^&^&

user6811411
– user6811411

2018-11-01 13:52:58 +00:00
Commented Nov 1, 2018 at 13:52 — user6811411
– user6811411, Commented Nov 1, 2018 at 13:52

score 2 · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-20 14:23:06Z

2

You would have to escape the && --> ^&^& but
IMO the 2nd for isn't neccessary simply use a findstr with two strings and
a conditional execution on success && and suppress any output of the findstr

:: Q:\Test\2018\11\01\SO_53102597.cmd
@Echo off
set output=X:\Path
set "string_pdf=<module>PDF-hul</module>"
set string1=Well-Formed and valid
set /a loop100=0

for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('dir /a-d /b /s "%output%*.xml"') do (
    findstr /IM /c:"%string_pdf%" "%%i" >NUL 2>&1 && (
        findstr /IM /c:"%string1%" "%%i" >NUL 2>&1 && (
            echo %%~ni >> %output%\pdf_hul.txt
            set /a loop100+=1
        )
    )
)
set loop

edited Nov 20, 2018 at 14:23

answered Nov 1, 2018 at 14:01

user6811411

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Oleg_08 Over a year ago

That works for one counter loop100. But if I want to count additionally the coccurrence of e.g. string_pdf and string2 I use the counter loop200 and copy ( findstr /c:"%string_pdf%" /c:"%string2%" "%%i" >NUL 2>&1 && ( echo %%~ni >> %output%\pdf_hul.txt set /a loop200+=1 ) In this case the counters don't work correct.

user6811411 Over a year ago

ATM the co-occurence is counted, to count them individually you'd need separate findstr only incrementing the one occurence.

Oleg_08 Over a year ago

I don't understand how do you mean to separate them?

Oleg_08 Over a year ago

As I understand I can't count co-occurrences individually using only one counter

user6811411 Over a year ago

You are right, I revised the code, please check it out. One error was no extension on the dir, and the findstr has to be nested otherwise it's an or not a and codition.

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