I know that %0 contains the full path of the batch script, e.g. c:\path\to\my\file\abc.txt
I would path to be equal to c:\path\to\my\file
How could I achieve that ?
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A:
%~dp0 will be the directory. Here's some documentation on all of the path modifiers. Fun stuff :-)
To remove the final slash, you can use the :n,m substring syntax, like so:
SET mypath=%~dp0
echo %mypath:~0,-1%
I don't believe there's a way to combine the %0 syntax with the :~n,m syntax, unfortunately.
Dean Harding
2010-09-30 03:50:34
Excellent... I've been using `%~0\..` -- knew there had to be a better way! Also, you will probably want to enclose `%~dp0` in double quotation marks (`""`) in case there's spaces in the directory name, etc.
Cameron
2010-09-30 03:56:05
Nice ! But, `%~dp0` contains the `\` at the end. Do you have an idea how to remove it ?
Misha Moroshko
2010-09-30 03:56:35
@Misha: I assume you mean how to remove the '\' on the end. I've updated my answer with details.
Dean Harding
2010-09-30 04:06:38
@Dean: You are great, thanks a lot !!
Misha Moroshko
2010-09-30 04:13:01
A:
That would be the %CD% variable.
@echo off
echo %CD%
%CD% returns the current directory the batch script is in.
Ruel
2010-09-30 03:52:15
%cd% returns the directory the script was run from, not the directory the script is in.
Misha Moroshko
2010-09-30 03:55:37
@Ruel: it only works if your script doesn't modify the the working directory. Try `CD C:\Temp <CR> ECHO %CD%` (`<CR>` is newline...)
Dean Harding
2010-09-30 04:12:44
@Ruel: Also, if you right-click on the script and select "Run as Administrator", the starting current directory is C:\Windows\System32 regardless of where the script is located.
Cameron
2010-09-30 04:40:06