Csdrhrt

for /r %f in (*) do echo %f

Gives the output filename along with the entire path

pathtodir<filename>

How do i get just the <filename> without the path included? I need to use that 'filename' string.

Also, is it possible to do the following, once the filename is acquired?

for /r %%f in (*) do (

echo "blah blah blah 'filename'" >> blahblah_filename.txt

)

Use %~nxf for <filename>.<extension>.

And yes, you can do:

for /r %%f in (*) do (

echo "blah blah blah '%%~nxf'" >> blahblah_%%~nxf.txt

)

See for /?:

In addition, substitution of FOR variable references has been enhanced.

You can now use the following optional syntax:



    %~I         - expands %I removing any surrounding quotes (")

    %~fI        - expands %I to a fully qualified path name

    %~dI        - expands %I to a drive letter only

    %~pI        - expands %I to a path only

    %~nI        - expands %I to a file name only

    %~xI        - expands %I to a file extension only

    %~sI        - expanded path contains short names only

    %~aI        - expands %I to file attributes of file

    %~tI        - expands %I to date/time of file

    %~zI        - expands %I to size of file

    %~$PATH:I   - searches the directories listed in the PATH

                   environment variable and expands %I to the

                   fully qualified name of the first one found.

                   If the environment variable name is not

                   defined or the file is not found by the

                   search, then this modifier expands to the

                   empty string



The modifiers can be combined to get compound results:



    %~dpI       - expands %I to a drive letter and path only

    %~nxI       - expands %I to a file name and extension only

    %~fsI       - expands %I to a full path name with short names only

    %~dp$PATH:I - searches the directories listed in the PATH

                   environment variable for %I and expands to the

                   drive letter and path of the first one found.

    %~ftzaI     - expands %I to a DIR like output line



In the above examples %I and PATH can be replaced by other valid

values.  The %~ syntax is terminated by a valid FOR variable name.

Picking upper case variable names like %I makes it more readable and

avoids confusion with the modifiers, which are not case sensitive.

I'm not yet able to comment, but I believe the following should be noted to avoid confusion.

While f can be used as a FOR variable name, it's best to use another letter to avoid confusing it with format letter f (which, as stated in Bob's answer, returns full path name), or at least use a capital F.