Loop a batch file?

[FN-GM]

In a batch file is it possible to set it to loop say 3 times only?

 

Thanks

[mattx]

In a batch file is it possible to set it to loop say 3 times only?

 

Thanks

 

Yes it is.

[mattx]

Happy batch writing.

 

Batch files - FOR loops

[eversonj90]

Try this:

 

[noparse]@echo off
set max=.ooo
set count=.
:LOOP
echo hi there
set count=%count%o
if not %count%==%max% goto LOOP
set max=
set count=
echo complete[/noparse]

 

set max=.ooo <-- 3 o's is your repeat.

[Steve21]

Other option "think it should work" is simply making a list and going through it like:

 

for %a in (1,2,3) do echo "test"

 

Think that should work, but can't run BATs locally

 

Steve

[jinnantonnixx]

The /L switch in 'FOR' is your best bet.

 

FOR /L %variable IN (start,step,end) DO command [command-parameters]

 

The set is a sequence of numbers from start to end, by step amount.

So (1,1,5) would generate the sequence 1 2 3 4 5 and (5,-1,1) would

generate the sequence (5 4 3 2 1)

 

example

@echo off
for /L %%n in (1,1,3) do (
echo I'm in a loop!
echo This is loop number %%n
echo Oh yes.
if %%n EQU 3 (echo THIS IS THE LAST TIME I SHOULD RUN!!!)
)

 

will give you

 

I'm in a loop!

This is loop number 1

Oh yes.

I'm in a loop!

This is loop number 2

Oh yes.

I'm in a loop!

This is loop number 3

Oh yes.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME I SHOULD RUN!!!

Edited August 4, 2011 by jinnantonnixx