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p2013
p2013

Reputation: 432

Starting a batch file using a batch file

i have created a batch file(suppose batch1) which is in a folder(suppose folder A) and is programmed to start another batch(suppose batch2) which is in another directory(suppose folder B). Batch2 is programmed to extract a file(suppose xyz.tar which is both in folder A and B). But when i start batch1 it starts batch2 but batch2 extracts the file in folder A not in B. The examples below can help you to understand.
Here are my batch files.

::batch1 

ECHO This is batch1  
"D:\folder B\batch2.bat"

::batch2 

ECHO This is batch2  
7z.exe x xyz.tar >nul

Folder A contains batch1.bat and xyz.tar.

Folder B contains batch2.bat and xyz.tar.

batch2 starts but it starts extracting the file which is in folder A but it should extract the xyz.tar in the folder B.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 110

Answers (2)

Magoo
Magoo

Reputation: 79983

At the start of your batch2.bat, after your @echo off/setlocal try

cd /d "%~dp0"

Upvotes: 2

Menelaos Vergis
Menelaos Vergis

Reputation: 3945

I think that you must change the working folder to extract at the correct position.

try something like:

cd "d:\folder B"
 batch2.bat

Upvotes: 1

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