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From: chassin@rpics.RPI.EDU (Dave Chassin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Help with directories and batch files...
Message-ID: <1009@rpics.RPI.EDU>
Date: Wed, 18-Mar-87 16:50:53 EST
Article-I.D.: rpics.1009
Posted: Wed Mar 18 16:50:53 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Mar-87 01:44:31 EST
References: <4471@columbia.UUCP> <838@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP> <839@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP>
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Summary: It does work but...

In article <839@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP>, keast@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP (Kenneth East) writes:
> >>I am trying to use a batch file to:
> >>
> >>1) save the current directory
> >>2) goto another directory
> >>3) execute some program
> >>4) return to saved directory
[...]
> 
>     REM place a 'cd ' in the file old_dir.bat
>     copy \batch\cd.txt \batch\old_dir.bat
>     REM append the current directory path to the same file
>     cd >> \batch\old_dir.bat
>     REM now you can change directories at will and execute programs, etc.
>     cd \progs\etc
>     foo.exe
>     REM to return to the original directory, just execute the batch file
>     REM you created above:
>     \batch\old_dir.bat
>     REM and you are back at the original directory.
> 
Yes this will work fine AS LONG AS you execute \batch\old_dir.bat last
or as 'command /c \batch\old_dir.bat'... batch files exit otherwise and
and following statements are skipped.

Dave

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