What I'm trying to do is create a batch file command that (cd) changes the directory for which it performes a task without knowing the path. example: "cd c:\documents and settings\%allusers%" Then automatically change to that directory. example: cd c:\documents and settings\%user1% then: cd c:\documents and settings\%user2% This is to accomplish a task in each unknown path such as "del" or "rd".

Try this: :: chgr.bat @echo off :main pushd "C:\Documents and Settings for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%U in ('dir /ad /b') do call :users %%U popd goto :eof :users cd "%*" :: :: your command[s] go here cd .. :: DONE If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Huh. Never heard of the pushd/popd commands. Learn something new every day :) (Though I've started moving away from batch files to WSH. Highly anticipating Monad ;)

Monad? If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

The codename for MSH - Microsoft Scripting Host. It's like bash scripting for Windows, but on steroids. Going to be available for XP, 2003, and Vista. You can actually already download the beta version, info at the Channel9 Wiki. Some info here and more here. Using C# to script Windows... drooling already :)