How to get path of file with batch

Question

I have a batch file that is stored in the c:\data\profile\script.bat directory. My script.dat contains :

@echo off
echo %~dp0%
pause

If I run it, will display on the screen c:\data\profile\. but that's not what I want. I want to display on the screen c:\data\. for that, I have change my batch contains to :

@echo off
echo %~dp0:~0,8%
pause

then I run the file , but the screen only displays c:\data\profile\:~0,8. please let me know how to do it?

Possible duplicate of [What is the best way to do a substring in a batch file?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/636381/what-is-the-best-way-to-do-a-substring-in-a-batch-file) — Marged, Nov 02 '15 at 06:58
Have you tried what is written there: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/636381/what-is-the-best-way-to-do-a-substring-in-a-batch-file — Marged, Nov 02 '15 at 06:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 02 '15 at 07:08

I want explicitly one level up->

@echo off
set "the_folder=%~dp0"
for %%# in ("%the_folder:~0,-1%") do set "the_folder=%%~dp#"
echo %the_folder%

if you want the first folder in the path:

@echo off
for /f "tokens=2 delims=\" %%# in ("%~dp0") do set "first_folder=%~d0\%%#"
echo %first_folder%

MichaelS · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-02T07:57:36.960

1

How about this:

@ECHO OFF
PUSHD
CD ..
ECHO %CD%
POPD
PAUSE

Your code will work if you modify it like this:

@echo off
set tempPath=%~dp0
echo %tempPath:~0,8%
pause

edited Nov 02 '15 at 07:57

answered Nov 02 '15 at 07:51

MichaelS

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 02 '15 at 09:10

If you need to retrieve the parent (.. is the reference to the parent folder) of the folder that contains the batch file (%~dp0), then your batch file could be something like

@echo off
    setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
    for %%a in ("%~dp0\..\") do echo %~fa
    pause

How to get path of file with batch

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