Can a Windows batch file determine its own file name?
For example, if I run the batch file C:\Temp\myScript.bat, is there a command within myScript.bat that can determine the string “myScript.bat”?
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Can a Windows batch file determine its own file name?
For example, if I run the batch file C:\Temp\myScript.bat, is there a command within myScript.bat that can determine the string “myScript.bat”?
Yes.
Use the special
%0variable to get the path to the current file.Write
%~n0to get just the filename without the extension.Write
%~n0%~x0to get the filename and extension.Also possible to write
%~nx0to get the filename and extension.