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1 Mar 2011CPOL 9.2K   3   3

First command of the file should be:PUSHD directory_you_want_to_be_inThat solves it always. No testing for anything. No need to error out, because your expected file's gonna be in the expected directory.

First command of the file should be:

PUSHD directory_you_want_to_be_in

That solves it always. No testing for anything. No need to error out, because your expected file's gonna be in the expected directory.

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Pass the directory you're going into as a parameter to the s... Br.Bill1-Mar-11 8:50 Br.Bill 1-Mar-11 8:50  Pass the directory you're going into as a parameter to the script. PUSHD %1 Re: I think the one above is better (I was talking about running... Indivara1-Mar-11 20:03 Indivara 1-Mar-11 20:03  I think the one above is better (I was talking about running the script from Windows, not from the command line) But what if you don't know which directory you want to be in... Indivara1-Mar-11 0:51 Indivara 1-Mar-11 0:51  But what if you don't know which directory you want to be in? Like a general script to delete files of a certain type, intended for reuse in any directory?

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