Number of tokens limit in a FOR command in a Windows batch script

Question

I was trying to process a text file in a Windows batch script and I ran into something that looks like a limitation to 31 tokens in a FOR loop. I isolated the issue in the c

Answer 1

A token is the smallest unit of syntax that counts as one chunk. And a Batch command line in Windows 95/98/ME has a maximum limit of 64 tokens. Any more, and the command line will generate a Bad command or file name error.

which is why you're probably limited to 31 within DATA.