I am trying to start an office program on a flash drive with a batch file

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I am putting Kingsoft office on my flash drive, and I want to use a batch file to start the applications because the paths are not easily accessible, I cannon create a .lnk file because the path varies by computer because it may be plugged into a different port. Here is my batch file code, could somebody give some suggestions on how to make this work. Thanks in advance...

set "path=%~dp0"
start %path%office6\wpp.exe

The second line is the problem, the program won't start the program. Thanks!

don't use `path` as variable-name, because it's a systemvariable. Changing it, could lead to annoying results (well, not in your two-liner...) — Stephan, Sep 02 '13 at 09:09
If you put echo %path% it displays C:\Users\Weston Miller\Desktop\Kingsoft Office\ and then I want to add office6\wpp.exe — The Count, Sep 02 '13 at 14:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 02 '13 at 06:37

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cd /d "%~dp0"
start "" /b wpp.exe

answered Sep 02 '13 at 06:37

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Thanks, this worked except, how does that tell it where the office6 folder is, all I see is the path. – The Count Sep 02 '13 at 14:54

r3ap3r · Answer 2 · 2013-09-02T10:21:30.680

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I think some of the directory names in %path% contain spaces and since %path% is not enclosed within ""( double quotes), the script is unable to find the exe .

You may also want to include a log file so that it becomes easier to debug in case of any errors.

Try this:

set baseFolder=%~dp0
start "%baseFolder%office6\wpp.exe" > "%baseFolder%batchRunLog.log"

edited Sep 02 '13 at 10:21

answered Sep 02 '13 at 05:27

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This did not work, The application didn't start and no errors were recorded in the log file. – The Count Sep 02 '13 at 14:52

I am trying to start an office program on a flash drive with a batch file

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