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I’m trying to write a script that when clicked will add a couple of entries to the PATH Environment variable in Windows, instead of making the changes manually. I see .bat files being used all the time on Windows for a variety of reasons, so can a .bat script help me with something like that?
I actually need to download a zip from a location on the Internet, extract it to a specified location, then update the PATH in environment variable. Never done this before so any hints appreciated.
If you wish to change/update the PATH permanently in the environment variable, you can use the SETX command e.g.
For more details information on %PATH% and other variables to access to system folder, refer to http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/environment.htm