From: tglbatch@verizon.net   
      
   On Tuesday, December 18, 2012 9:50:22 AM UTC-5, Zac wrote:   
   > Hello, I need help and solution for the following situtation.   
   >   
   > I have two files: source.txt and output.txt   
   > Source.txt file has two lines.   
   >   
   > I need a batch file that does the following:   
   > - Asks the user to enter a number   
   > - Copies the second line from the source.txt file in the output.txt file   
   > as many times as the value entered (each time creating a new row)   
   > - on starting up again does the same thing so that adds a lines below   
   > the existing ones If anyone can help I would be grateful.   
      
   Maybe something like this will do what you want ...   
      
    @echo off   
     if [%1]==[] %0 source.txt output.txt   
     if [%2]==[] %0 %1 output.txt   
     setlocal & set numb=>> %2   
     set /p numb=Enter a number:   
     if not defined numb exit /b 1   
     for /f "skip=1 delims=" %%L in (   
       %1) do echo/%%L > %temp%\_T_ & goto :Next   
    :Next   
     for /l %%N in (1,1,%numb%) do copy /b %2 + %temp%\_T_ > nul   
     del %temp%\_T_   
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