ml>> set curline=%{at}inc[%curline%]
 ml>> iff exist %hfname% then
 ml>>   echo   %_TIME%  DELETION: Deleting %hfname% >> %logname%
 ml>> else
 ml>>   echo ! %_TIME%  DELETION: %hfname% not found! >> %logname%
 ml>> endiff
 ml>> set curline=%{at}inc[%curline%]
 ml>> if %curline% LT %linecnt% goto loop

 JB> I noticed that you inc curline twice in the loop

yes, it was modified "on the fly" from something that processes
two lines for one file...

 JB> and also that nowhere in the loop do you delete the file!
 JB> looks like a couple of bugs to me.

argh! that's because i removed the original command and forgot to put in
the del statement... oh well... it did give an example of processing a
file, line by line and doing something with those results...

granted, it was (somewhat) overkill for the actual task at hand...

 JB> also delete errors aren't logged... (read-only or locked
 JB> files, illegal filenames, etc...)

i've not seen any others that do this, either >

)\/(ark