I had same problem in my loop where i wanted to extract zip files in the same directory and then delete the zip file. The problem was that 7z requires the output folder, so i had to obtain the folder path of each file. Here is my solution:
FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1" %%i IN (`DIR /S/B *.zip` ) DO (
7z.exe x %%i -aoa -o%%i\..
)
%%i was a full filename path and %ii\.. simply returns the parent folder.
hope it helps.
In order to assign these to variables, be sure not to add spaces in front or after the equals sign:
set filepath=%~dp1
set filename=%~nx1
Then you should have no issues.
In case anyone wants an alternative method...
If it is the last subdirectory in the path, you can use this one-liner:
cd "c:\directory\subdirectory\filename.exe\..\.." && dir /ad /b /s
This would return the following:
c:\directory\subdirectory
The .... drops back to the previous directory. /ad shows only directories /b is a bare format listing /s includes all subdirectories. This is used to get the full path of the directory to print.
The accepted answer is helpful, but it isn't immediately obvious how to retrieve a filename from a path if you are NOT using passed in values. I was able to work this out from this thread, but in case others aren't so lucky, here is how it is done:
@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion enableextensions
set myPath=C:\Somewhere\Somewhere\SomeFile.txt
call :file_name_from_path result !myPath!
echo %result%
goto :eof
:file_name_from_path <resultVar> <pathVar>
(
set "%~1=%~nx2"
exit /b
)
:eof
endlocal
Now the :file_name_from_path function can be used anywhere to retrieve the value, not just for passed in arguments. This can be extremely helpful if the arguments can be passed into the file in an indeterminate order or the path isn't passed into the file at all.
In case the accepted answer by Wadih didn't work for you, try echo %CD%
This was put together with some edited example cmd
@Echo off
Echo ********************************************************
Echo * ZIP Folder Backup using 7Zip *
Echo * Usage: Source Folder, Destination Drive Letter *
Echo * Source Folder will be Zipped to Destination\Backups *
Echo ********************************************************
Echo off
set year=%date:~-4,4%
set month=%date:~-10,2%
set day=%date:~-7,2%
set hour=%time:~-11,2%
set hour=%hour: =0%
set min=%time:~-8,2%
SET /P src=Source Folder to Backup:
SET source=%src%\*
call :file_name_from_path nam %src%
SET /P destination=Backup Drive Letter:
set zipfilename=%nam%.%year%.%month%.%day%.%hour%%min%.zip
set dest="%destination%:\Backups\%zipfilename%"
set AppExePath="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\7-Zip\7z.exe"
if not exist %AppExePath% set AppExePath="%ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7z.exe"
if not exist %AppExePath% goto notInstalled
echo Backing up %source% to %dest%
%AppExePath% a -r -tzip %dest% %source%
echo %source% backed up to %dest% is complete!
TIMEOUT 5
exit;
:file_name_from_path <resultVar> <pathVar>
(
set "%~1=%~nx2"
exit /b
)
:notInstalled
echo Can not find 7-Zip, please install it from:
echo http://7-zip.org/
:end
PAUSE
Source: Stackoverflow.com