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Changing Drives with one command

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Name: Kartick
Date: February 25, 2001 at 15:48:20 Pacific
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Hi,

I want to write a batch file which allows the user to change drives *and* directories with one command. I am not sure if I should use one or 2 variable parameteres. Any help would be great.

Thx,
Kartick



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Name: drexhex
Date: February 25, 2001 at 19:19:50 Pacific
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Batch file contents:

@echo off
%1
cd %2

Usage: (drivedir.bat)

C:\> drivedir d: \shared\usrfiles

Make sure the \ is there otherwise if the root is not current, you will get an error.

Only works in DOS, Win95/98. Did not test with ME.
Should work, though. ;-D

dX


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Response Number 2
Name: Laurence
Date: February 27, 2001 at 12:19:29 Pacific
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Even better is:

:: cdd.bat
:: example: cdd c:\bat
@ECHO off
%1.\
CD %1
::

Or you can do it with a doskey macro:

DOSKEY cddir=$1\$Tcd $1


Batfiles: The DOS batch file programming handbook



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