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I am getting this error when I use the FIND function in a nested FOR loop and IF statements in a batch file.

'find' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file

I am trying to find the biggest files in the directory:

SET /P number=Enter the number of files to find:

for /l %%x in (1,1,!number!) do (

for /r %%h in (*) do (
IF %%x GTR 1 IF !check! geq %%~zh (
IF !check! equ %%~zh (
echo !chkn!
FIND "!chkn!" Biggest.txt
IF %errorlevel% equ 1 set res=notfound
FIND "!chkp!" Biggest.txt
IF %errorlevel% equ 1 set res=notfound
IF "!res!" equ "notfound" (
IF !tes! LSS %%~zh (
SET  tes=%%~zh
SET  name=%%~nh
SET  path=%%~ph
)
)
)
IF !tes! LSS %%~zh (
SET  tes=%%~zh
SET  name=%%~nh
SET  path=%%~ph
)
)
IF %%x equ 1 (
IF !tes! LSS %%~zh (
SET  tes=%%~zh
SET  name=%%~nh
SET  path=%%~ph
)
)
)

SET check=!tes!
SET chkn=!name!
SET chkp=!path!

echo !chkn!
echo !check!

echo %%x number: >> Biggest.txt
echo name = !chkn! >> Biggest.txt
echo size = !check! >> Biggest.txt
echo path = !chkp! >> Biggest.txt
echo file is created
SET tes=0
)
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  • you reset search path in your statements under some conditions. As soon as you do, cmd will not be able to find find (pun intended) and will fail. Change your path variable to different name
    – wmz
    Aug 6, 2012 at 11:11
  • Yeah..you are correct!!! I need to change the variable 'path' to something else. Thanks a lot!!!!
    – Sachin
    Aug 6, 2012 at 14:58

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Despite the lack of detail, I would guess your Find command doesn't use c:\windows\system32\

Does this work

SET /P number=Enter the number of files to find:

for /l %%x in (1,1,!number!) do (

for /r %%h in (*) do (
IF %%x GTR 1 IF !check! geq %%~zh (
IF !check! equ %%~zh (
echo !chkn!
c:\windows\system32\FIND "!chkn!" Biggest.txt
IF %errorlevel% equ 1 set res=notfound
c:\windows\system32\FIND "!chkp!" Biggest.txt
IF %errorlevel% equ 1 set res=notfound
IF "!res!" equ "notfound" (
IF !tes! LSS %%~zh (
SET  tes=%%~zh
SET  name=%%~nh
SET  path=%%~ph
)
)
)
IF !tes! LSS %%~zh (
SET  tes=%%~zh
SET  name=%%~nh
SET  path=%%~ph
)
)
IF %%x equ 1 (
IF !tes! LSS %%~zh (
SET  tes=%%~zh
SET  name=%%~nh
SET  path=%%~ph
)
)
)

SET check=!tes!
SET chkn=!name!
SET chkp=!path!

echo !chkn!
echo !check!

echo %%x number: >> Biggest.txt
echo name = !chkn! >> Biggest.txt
echo size = !check! >> Biggest.txt
echo path = !chkp! >> Biggest.txt
echo file is created
SET tes=0
)
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  • But FIND is working when I am running some other batch file
    – Sachin
    Aug 6, 2012 at 10:42
  • Yeah....This worked. Thank you very much !! You are right but I don't know why FIND was working in other batch file.
    – Sachin
    Aug 6, 2012 at 10:46
  • Glad it worked for you.
    – Dave
    Aug 6, 2012 at 10:47
  • your solution works, but root cause is different than what you guessed (see my comment on question). Would you care to edit?
    – wmz
    Aug 6, 2012 at 11:36

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