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How to make a .bat file accept a file which ends in a particular extension from the path of the .bat file? I am new to batch commands.
Eg:
I have to run the following command in bat:
some command inputfile.extension.
File with the extension has to be taken from the path of bat file and this command has to be executed.
Thanks in advance!
batch-file
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
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How to make a .bat file accept a file which ends in a particular extension from the path of the .bat file? I am new to batch commands.
Eg:
I have to run the following command in bat:
some command inputfile.extension.
File with the extension has to be taken from the path of bat file and this command has to be executed.
Thanks in advance!
batch-file
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
1
It depends on what the current directory is when the.batfile is invoked. Please provide more information, including that actual command and input file you're wanting to use. Do not provide an answer to this comment as another comment, use the edit facility instead, remembering to format the code using the{}button.
– Compo
Jan 3 at 7:25
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%0represents the batch files drive path name and extension, with the~modifier you can select just drive and path%~dp0. Seecall /?
– LotPings
Jan 3 at 9:39
Please consider accepting my answer.
– double-beep
Feb 11 at 18:49
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How to make a .bat file accept a file which ends in a particular extension from the path of the .bat file? I am new to batch commands.
Eg:
I have to run the following command in bat:
some command inputfile.extension.
File with the extension has to be taken from the path of bat file and this command has to be executed.
Thanks in advance!
batch-file
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
1
How to make a .bat file accept a file which ends in a particular extension from the path of the .bat file? I am new to batch commands.
Eg:
I have to run the following command in bat:
some command inputfile.extension.
File with the extension has to be taken from the path of bat file and this command has to be executed.
Thanks in advance!
batch-file
batch-file
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
1
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
1
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
1
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
1
asked Jan 3 at 6:50
Aparna venugopalAparna venugopal
1
1
It depends on what the current directory is when the.batfile is invoked. Please provide more information, including that actual command and input file you're wanting to use. Do not provide an answer to this comment as another comment, use the edit facility instead, remembering to format the code using the{}button.
– Compo
Jan 3 at 7:25
1
%0represents the batch files drive path name and extension, with the~modifier you can select just drive and path%~dp0. Seecall /?
– LotPings
Jan 3 at 9:39
Please consider accepting my answer.
– double-beep
Feb 11 at 18:49
add a comment |
It depends on what the current directory is when the.batfile is invoked. Please provide more information, including that actual command and input file you're wanting to use. Do not provide an answer to this comment as another comment, use the edit facility instead, remembering to format the code using the{}button.
– Compo
Jan 3 at 7:25
1
%0represents the batch files drive path name and extension, with the~modifier you can select just drive and path%~dp0. Seecall /?
– LotPings
Jan 3 at 9:39
Please consider accepting my answer.
– double-beep
Feb 11 at 18:49
It depends on what the current directory is when the
.bat file is invoked. Please provide more information, including that actual command and input file you're wanting to use. Do not provide an answer to this comment as another comment, use the edit facility instead, remembering to format the code using the {} button.– Compo
Jan 3 at 7:25
It depends on what the current directory is when the
.bat file is invoked. Please provide more information, including that actual command and input file you're wanting to use. Do not provide an answer to this comment as another comment, use the edit facility instead, remembering to format the code using the {} button.– Compo
Jan 3 at 7:25
1
1
%0 represents the batch files drive path name and extension, with the ~ modifier you can select just drive and path %~dp0. See call /?– LotPings
Jan 3 at 9:39
%0 represents the batch files drive path name and extension, with the ~ modifier you can select just drive and path %~dp0. See call /?– LotPings
Jan 3 at 9:39
Please consider accepting my answer.
– double-beep
Feb 11 at 18:49
Please consider accepting my answer.
– double-beep
Feb 11 at 18:49
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This can be done using the "0" argument sent to a batch file (%0) which is actually like %~dpnx0, or even simplified %~f0. What you need is the drive letter and the path only. So, you can try:
command %~dp0file.ext
or even much more complicated (might won't work if command.ext is neither in PATH nor in %~dp0):
pushd %cd%
cd %~dp0
command file.ext
popd
%~1- expands%1removing any surrounding quotes (")%~f1- expands%1to a fully qualified path name%~d1- expands%1to a drive letter only%~p1- expands%1to a path only%~n1- expands%1to a file name only%~x1- expands%1to a file extension only%~s1- expanded path contains short names only%~a1- expands%1to file attributes%~t1- expands%1to date/time of file%~z1- expands%1to size of file%~$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable and expands%1to the fully
qualified name of the first one found. If the
environment variable name is not defined or the
file is not found by the search, then this
modifier expands to the empty string
The modifiers can be combined to get compound results:
%~dp1- expands%1to a drive letter and path only%~nx1- expands%1to a file name and extension only%~dp$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable for%1and expands to the
drive letter and path of the first one found.%~ftza1- expands%1to a DIR like output line
From call /?
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This can be done using the "0" argument sent to a batch file (%0) which is actually like %~dpnx0, or even simplified %~f0. What you need is the drive letter and the path only. So, you can try:
command %~dp0file.ext
or even much more complicated (might won't work if command.ext is neither in PATH nor in %~dp0):
pushd %cd%
cd %~dp0
command file.ext
popd
%~1- expands%1removing any surrounding quotes (")%~f1- expands%1to a fully qualified path name%~d1- expands%1to a drive letter only%~p1- expands%1to a path only%~n1- expands%1to a file name only%~x1- expands%1to a file extension only%~s1- expanded path contains short names only%~a1- expands%1to file attributes%~t1- expands%1to date/time of file%~z1- expands%1to size of file%~$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable and expands%1to the fully
qualified name of the first one found. If the
environment variable name is not defined or the
file is not found by the search, then this
modifier expands to the empty string
The modifiers can be combined to get compound results:
%~dp1- expands%1to a drive letter and path only%~nx1- expands%1to a file name and extension only%~dp$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable for%1and expands to the
drive letter and path of the first one found.%~ftza1- expands%1to a DIR like output line
From call /?
answered Jan 3 at 10:05
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This can be done using the "0" argument sent to a batch file (%0) which is actually like %~dpnx0, or even simplified %~f0. What you need is the drive letter and the path only. So, you can try:
command %~dp0file.ext
or even much more complicated (might won't work if command.ext is neither in PATH nor in %~dp0):
pushd %cd%
cd %~dp0
command file.ext
popd
%~1- expands%1removing any surrounding quotes (")%~f1- expands%1to a fully qualified path name%~d1- expands%1to a drive letter only%~p1- expands%1to a path only%~n1- expands%1to a file name only%~x1- expands%1to a file extension only%~s1- expanded path contains short names only%~a1- expands%1to file attributes%~t1- expands%1to date/time of file%~z1- expands%1to size of file%~$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable and expands%1to the fully
qualified name of the first one found. If the
environment variable name is not defined or the
file is not found by the search, then this
modifier expands to the empty string
The modifiers can be combined to get compound results:
%~dp1- expands%1to a drive letter and path only%~nx1- expands%1to a file name and extension only%~dp$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable for%1and expands to the
drive letter and path of the first one found.%~ftza1- expands%1to a DIR like output line
From call /?
answered Jan 3 at 10:05
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This can be done using the "0" argument sent to a batch file (%0) which is actually like %~dpnx0, or even simplified %~f0. What you need is the drive letter and the path only. So, you can try:
command %~dp0file.ext
or even much more complicated (might won't work if command.ext is neither in PATH nor in %~dp0):
pushd %cd%
cd %~dp0
command file.ext
popd
%~1- expands%1removing any surrounding quotes (")%~f1- expands%1to a fully qualified path name%~d1- expands%1to a drive letter only%~p1- expands%1to a path only%~n1- expands%1to a file name only%~x1- expands%1to a file extension only%~s1- expanded path contains short names only%~a1- expands%1to file attributes%~t1- expands%1to date/time of file%~z1- expands%1to size of file%~$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable and expands%1to the fully
qualified name of the first one found. If the
environment variable name is not defined or the
file is not found by the search, then this
modifier expands to the empty string
The modifiers can be combined to get compound results:
%~dp1- expands%1to a drive letter and path only%~nx1- expands%1to a file name and extension only%~dp$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable for%1and expands to the
drive letter and path of the first one found.%~ftza1- expands%1to a DIR like output line
From call /?
answered Jan 3 at 10:05
double-beepdouble-beep
3,10641432
This can be done using the "0" argument sent to a batch file (%0) which is actually like %~dpnx0, or even simplified %~f0. What you need is the drive letter and the path only. So, you can try:
command %~dp0file.ext
or even much more complicated (might won't work if command.ext is neither in PATH nor in %~dp0):
pushd %cd%
cd %~dp0
command file.ext
popd
%~1- expands%1removing any surrounding quotes (")%~f1- expands%1to a fully qualified path name%~d1- expands%1to a drive letter only%~p1- expands%1to a path only%~n1- expands%1to a file name only%~x1- expands%1to a file extension only%~s1- expanded path contains short names only%~a1- expands%1to file attributes%~t1- expands%1to date/time of file%~z1- expands%1to size of file%~$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable and expands%1to the fully
qualified name of the first one found. If the
environment variable name is not defined or the
file is not found by the search, then this
modifier expands to the empty string
The modifiers can be combined to get compound results:
%~dp1- expands%1to a drive letter and path only%~nx1- expands%1to a file name and extension only%~dp$PATH:1- searches the directories listed in thePATH
environment variable for%1and expands to the
drive letter and path of the first one found.%~ftza1- expands%1to a DIR like output line
From call /?
answered Jan 3 at 10:05
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It depends on what the current directory is when the
.batfile is invoked. Please provide more information, including that actual command and input file you're wanting to use. Do not provide an answer to this comment as another comment, use the edit facility instead, remembering to format the code using the{}button.– Compo
Jan 3 at 7:25
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%0represents the batch files drive path name and extension, with the~modifier you can select just drive and path%~dp0. Seecall /?– LotPings
Jan 3 at 9:39
Please consider accepting my answer.
– double-beep
Feb 11 at 18:49