F:\work folder>for /f %i in (*) do @echo %i The system cannot find the file *. F:\work folder>for %i in (*) do @echo %i AIMH_05.img zipthenpar.bat F:\work folder>dir Volume in drive F is Data Volume Serial Number is XXXX-XXXX Directory of F:\work folder 02/23/2007 09:52 AM . 02/23/2007 09:52 AM .. 06/01/2006 04:28 PM 730,740,736 AIMH_05.img 02/23/2007 09:16 AM zipthenpar 02/23/2007 11:23 AM 1,761 zipthenpar.bat 2 File(s) 730,742,497 bytes 3 Dir(s) 2,461,356,032 bytes free F:\work folder>