How to split the filename from a full path in batch

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How do I split the filename out of a full path in batch scripting

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Continuing from Pete s example above  to do it directly in the cmd window  use a single    eg   cd c  test folder Afor  X in    do echo   nxX   Note that special files like desktop ini will not show up    It s also possible to redirect the output to a file using  gt  gt    cd c  test folder Afor  X in    do echo   nxX  c  test output txt  For a real example  assuming you want to robocopy all files from folder-A to folder-B  non-recursively    cd c  test folder A for  X in    do robocopy    c  test folder B     nxX   dcopy dat  copyall  v  c  test output txt  and for all folders  recursively    cd c  test folder A for  d  X in    do robocopy   X   C  test folder B  X   e  copyall  dcopy dat  v  c  test output2 txt

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echo off Set filename  C  Documents and Settings All Users Desktop Dostips cmd  call  expand  filename   expand set filename   nx1 echo The name of the file is  filename  set folder   dp1 echo It s path is  folder

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echo off Set filename C  Documents and Settings All Users Desktop Dostips cmd For   A in    filename    do       Set Folder    dpA     Set Name    nxA   echo Folder is   Folder  echo Name is   Name    But I can t take credit for this  Google found this at http   www dostips com forum viewtopic php f 3 amp t 409

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I don t know that much about batch files but couldn t you have a pre-made batch file copied from the home directory to the path you have that would return a list of the names of the files then use that name    Here is a link I think might be helpful in making the pre-made batch file   http   www ericphelps com batch lists filelist htm

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Parse a filename from the fully qualified path name  e g   c  temp my bat  to any component  e g   File ext    Single line of code   For   A in   C  Folder1 Folder2 File ext   do  echo    fA    You can change out  C  Folder1 Folder2 File ext  for any full path and change     fA  for any of the other options you will find by running  for     at the command  prompt   Elaborated Code  set  filename C  Folder1 Folder2 File ext  For   A in    filename    do       echo full path     fA     echo drive     dA     echo path     pA     echo file name only     nA     echo extension only     xA     echo expanded path with short names     sA     echo attributes     aA     echo date and time     tA     echo size     zA     echo drive   path     dpA     echo name ext     nxA     echo full path   short name     fsA    Standalone Batch Script Save as C  cmd ParseFn cmd    Add C  cmd to your PATH environment variable and use it to store all of you reusable batch scripts    echo off  echo                                                                          echo                                                                          echo                                 ParseFn                                  echo                                                                          echo                              Chris Advena                                echo                                                                          echo         Process arguements    if    1         goto help if    1       goto help if    2         goto help if    2             echo     Error  ParseFn requires two inputs          goto help   set in   1  set out   2     echo   in  3 1       in  0 1   if   in  3 1             if   in  0 1              set in   2      set out   1            Parse filename    set  ret   For   A in    in    do       if   out      f   set ret    fA      if   out      d   set ret    dA      if   out      p   set ret    pA      if   out      n   set ret    nA      if   out      x   set ret    xA      if   out      s   set ret    sA      if   out      a   set ret    aA      if   out      t   set ret    tA      if   out      z   set ret    zA      if   out      dp   set ret    dpA      if   out      nx   set ret    nxA      if   out      fs   set ret    fsA    echo ParseFn result   ret  echo   goto end  help  echo off     echo                                                                             echo                                                                             echo                              ParseFn Help                                   echo                                                                             echo                              Chris Advena                                   echo                                                                          echo   echo ParseFn parses a fully qualified path name  e g   c  temp my bat   echo into the requested component  such as drive  path  filename    echo extenstion  etc   echo   echo Syntax   switch filename  echo where   echo   filename is a fully qualified path name including drive    echo   folder s   file name  and extension  echo   echo   Select only one switch   echo        f - fully qualified path name  echo        d - drive letter only  echo        p - path only  echo        n - file name only  echo        x - extension only  echo        s - expanded path contains short names only  echo        a - attributes of file  echo        t - date time of file  echo        z - size of file  echo       dp - drive   path  echo       nx - file name   extension  echo       fs - full path   short name  echo    end     echo                                                                             echo                                                                             echo                            ParseFn finished                                 echo                                                                             echo

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