Slight over optimisation of my script broke it. this is the working one. :)
set uncpath=%0 set uncpath=%uncpath:\Dev.deployWeb.bat=% pushd %uncpath% On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Preet Sangha <preetsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cool, that's good to know. > > > On 21 August 2013 15:22, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: > >> That won't work because if you double click the bat file in a \\unc share >> then you get that error saying the UNC paths are not supported. It then >> defaults to the Windows directory, so %cd% would be c:\windows in my case. >> >> I ended up going with this: >> >> @set uncpath=%0:\Dev.deployWeb.bat=% >> @pushd %uncpath% >> ... >> >> where the first line does a remove of the bat file's name from the %0 >> (which is the name of the original call including the full path name... ) >> so strip off the known bat file name and I've got the path. Pushd then does >> the rest. >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Preet Sangha <preetsan...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3848597/bat-current-folder-name >>> >>> set startdir=%cd% >>> >>> echo %startdir% is my current directory >>> >>> >>> >>> On 21 August 2013 13:37, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> I have a batch file that deploys to the required environment and i'm >>>> setting it up to output the deploy script into a folder as part of the >>>> build on TFS. >>>> Part of the batch file maps a drive using pushd and then the current >>>> path of the drop. This changes with each build and contains the build >>>> version in the path. >>>> >>>> I'm trying to work out how to dynamically update this batch file using >>>> our current build process... we are transforming a parameters.xml file as >>>> well as some app.config file for a windows service and I'm wondering if >>>> it's possible to do a transform on a .bat file. (or even a .txt file I can >>>> rename at the last step or something). So far I've not found anything >>>> indicating if its possible. >>>> >>>> I may have to just add the registry that allows you to run cmd.exe from >>>> \\unc paths (current get an error telling me its not supported but I know I >>>> can change that). >>>> That will be my workaround if I can't work out how to insert the path >>>> the .bat file is run from. Or come up with some fancy .bat file tomfoolery >>>> to work out the path it was run from (and pushd that path). >>>> >>>> CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory. >>>> UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory. >>>> >>>> Hmm.. actually I might be able to do some string manipulation from the >>>> %0 to get the path... ahhhh this takes me back. Used to love working with >>>> .bat files back in my infrastructure days. hehe >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> regards, >>> Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland >>> >> >> > > > -- > regards, > Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland >
