Bat File Copying Within The Same Folder

[malssllp 0]

I've used the .\ in the past to copy a file that is in the same folder as my bat file successfully however for some reason this time its not working unless I put in the entire source path. Any suggestions?

Bat file simply says:

xcopy /d .\"filename.xml" "C:\Program Files\Vendor Name\Application Name" /s /y

I've also tried:

xcopy /d .\"filename.xml" "C:\Program Files\Vendor Name\Application Name\filename.xml" /s /y

However, if I put:

xcopy /d "networkfileshare\folder\filename.xml" "C:\Program Files\Vendor Name\Application Name" /s /y

things work fine however we are moving in a different direction and require things to work from the same folder without the file share.

[k_nitin_r 8]

Hi!Back in the age of command-line DOS, xcopy was a really useful utility. Some developers used it as an installer through a batch file though they had to include the xcopy executable as some systems didn't have the utility.Judging by the working path that you've provided, I'd say that the you have the networkfileshare directory in your current path. Unless filename.xml is in your current path, you cannot use ".\filename.xml" to refer to the file. You can, however, refer to the file with a ".\networkfileshare\folder\filename.xml". Alternatively, before issuing the xcopy command, you can type "cd networkfileshare\folder" and then type the xcopy command with the ".\filename.xml".Additionally, I would like to suggest avoiding the ".\" because those are two extra characters and omitting them doesn't really make a difference. Besides, when you double-click a batch file in Windows or run the batch file by CD-ing to the directory and then typing the batch file name, you are executing the batch file within the context of the directory in which it is located. If somebody were in a different directory and were running your batch file by specifying the absolute path, I'd be surprised - it's possibly, but I can't think of why anybody would intentionally do such a thing. I understand you are trying to cover all of your bases and make your batch file execution 'fool-proof', but it's a very improbable occurrence. You are actually typing two additional characters to clarify that the file you are referring to is in the current directory but because you are passing a filename and not executing a program (which could be located elsewhere, depending on the path variable), it is implicitly understood that the file is located in the current directory.