I have a batch script which is supposed to parse a file with file names and timestamps in it. :MAIN SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion FOR /F "tokens=1,2,4 skip=7" %%A in (C:\list_of_psa_files.txt) DO @echo %%A %%B %%C The file C:\list_of_psa_files.txt has the following data in it Volume in drive C is Windows XP 6.6 Volume Serial Number is AC12-84AA Directory of C:\Test 10/05/2011 03:17 PM <DIR> . 10/05/2011 03:17 PM <DIR> .. 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 4,393 1-16332-1008261.psa 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 4,863 1-16332-1011698.psa 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 4,793 1-16332-1023151.psa 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 4,916 1-16332-1035695.psa 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 4,524 1-16332-1037029.psa 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 4,235 1-16332-1049340.psa 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 3,135 1-16332-1049926.psa 10/05/2011 01:21 PM 4,657 1-16332-1054756.psa However, when I am running my script it is failing with a message invalid syntax. Can somebody please help me figure out where am I going wrong. All I wanted to do is to get a new file with only the Date, time and the filenames(without the .psa extension on it). Thanks for your time - appreciate it. Sanders.