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$FCOUNT (File Count)

Description

Count the number of text lines in a file.

Syntax

At the Command Prompt (library IS NOT initialized)

C:\>NTCmdLib $FCOUNT VariableName|"[drive:][path]filename"

At the Command Prompt (library IS initialized)

C:\>L $FCOUNT VariableName|"[drive:][path]filename"

In a Script (library IS NOT initialized)

CALL NTCmdLib $FCOUNT VariableName|"[drive:][path]filename"

In a Script (library IS initialized)

%.Call% $FCOUNT VariableName|"[drive:][path]filename"

Parameters and Switches

VariableName   Name of a variable containing the filename to be counted.
"[drive:][path]filename"   Specifies a file to be counted.  Also accepts UNC paths such as "\\server\share[\path]\filename".  Filename must be quoted and may contain embedded spaces.

Errorlevels, Output Variables and Custom Mount/\Commands

Name

 

Value

  Description/Contents

_FCOUNT

 

numeric

  variable containing the total number of lines in the input file.

 

ErrorLevel

 

Description/Contents

0

  Success

2

  Missing or invalid filename
Filename not quoted

Examples, Notes and Instructions

Example 1 - standard usage with VariableName

C:\GuardPost>SET "InputFile=c:\GuardPost\ntlib.cmd"


C:\GuardPost>SET InputFile
InputFile=c:\GuardPost\ntlib.cmd

C:\GuardPost>NTCmdLib $FCOUNT InputFile

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_FCOUNT=1170

C:\GuardPost>SET _FCOUNT
_FCOUNT=1170

C:\GuardPost>ECHO %_FCOUNT%
1170

Example 2 - standard usage with "quoted filename"

C:\GuardPost>NTCmdLib /q $FCOUNT "ntlib.cmd"


C:\GuardPost>ECHO %_FCOUNT%
1170

Notes

  • Output is displayed to STDOUT, errors to STDERR
  • To suppress console display, use the library GlobalSwitch /Quiet (or simply /q)

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