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Get Name/Directory of the Batch File

The following gets the full name of the batch file (with quotes) no matter what the user entered to start it: 

set    BatchFile=%~f0
set BatchFileDir=%~dp0

cd /D "%BatchFileDir%"

In the above example we wanted the current directory to be changed to that of the batch file, a common requirement if it needs to access other files you install. Note that the "BatchFileDir" environment variable ends with a "\" (does not effect the change directory command).

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