batch find command not working

Question

does anyone know why this would not work (Windows 7, batch script)?

C:\testing>FINDSTR /R /N "^.*$" test.txt | FIND /C ":"

FIND: `/C': No such file or directory
FIND: `:': No such file or directory

Answer 1

try with :

FINDSTR /R /N "^.*$" test.txt | %windir%\system32\FIND.exe /C ":"

Meanwhile with:

for %f in (find.exe) do @echo %~dpfnx$PATH:f

(double % for batch file) you can see which FIND.EXE will be executed.