Loop and append different string to each file?

[Shohreh]

Hello,

I'd like your input on how to solve this problem.

I need to write a loop to 1) read all TXT files in a directory, and 2) insert a different string in each file.

Pseudo-code:

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for %%f in (*.TXT) DO (
ECHO Handling %%f
SELECT CASE
	CASE 1.TXT:
		echo "some text" >> %%f
	CASE 2.TXT:
		echo "some other text" >> %%f
	CASE 3.TXT:
		echo "yet some other text" >> %%f
)

Can cmd do this, ideally for Windows 7/8/10?

Thank you.

[Squashman]

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for %%G in (*.TXT) DO (
ECHO Handling %%G
IF "%%G"=="1.TXT" echo "some text" >> %%G
IF "%%G"=="2.TXT" echo "some other text" >> %%G
IF "%%G"=="3.TXT" echo "some more text" >> %%G
)

[Shohreh]

Simple enough

Still, would it be possible to use a second loop, since I won't know the names of the input files? I only used 1.txt 2.txt as examples.

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@echo off 

if "%~1"=="" GOTO PARAM

setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion

set items[0]="Some text"
set items[1]="Some other text"
set items[2]="Yet some other text"

set COUNTER=0
for %%f in ("%1") DO (
	echo Handling file %%f

	REM OK echo !COUNTER!
	
	REM BAD echo !items[!COUNTER!]! 
	REM BAD echo !items[%%COUNTER]! 
	
	REM COUNTER not incremented → always shows first item
	echo !items[%COUNTER%]! 

	set /a COUNTER +=1
)
GOTO END

:PARAM
echo Usage : %0 *.txt OR %0 file1.txt file2.txt

:END
echo Done