Is there a way in a Windows batch script to return an absolute path from a value containing a filename and/or relative path?
Given:
SET CD=%~DP0
SET REL_PATH=%CD%..\..\build\
call :ABSOLUTE_PATH ABS_PATH %REL_PATH%
ECHO %REL_PATH%
ECHO %ABS_PATH%
pause
exit /b
:ABSOLUTE_PATH
SET %1=%~f2
exit /b
Small improvement to BrainSlugs83's excellent solution. Generalized to allow naming the output environment variable in the call.
@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
rem Example input value.
set RelativePath=doc\build
rem Resolve path.
call :ResolvePath AbsolutePath %RelativePath%
rem Output result.
echo %AbsolutePath%
rem End.
exit /b
rem === Functions ===
rem Resolve path to absolute.
rem Param 1: Name of output variable.
rem Param 2: Path to resolve.
rem Return: Resolved absolute path.
:ResolvePath
set %1=%~dpfn2
exit /b
If run from C:\project
output is:
C:\project\doc\build
You can also use batch functions for this:
@echo off
setlocal
goto MAIN
::-----------------------------------------------
:: "%~f2" get abs path of %~2.
::"%~fs2" get abs path with short names of %~2.
:setAbsPath
setlocal
set __absPath=%~f2
endlocal && set %1=%__absPath%
goto :eof
::-----------------------------------------------
:MAIN
call :setAbsPath ABS_PATH ..\
echo %ABS_PATH%
endlocal
Most of these answers seem crazy over complicated and super buggy, here's mine -- it works on any environment variable, no %CD%
or PUSHD
/POPD
, or for /f
nonsense -- just plain old batch functions. -- The directory & file don't even have to exist.
CALL :NORMALIZEPATH "..\..\..\foo\bar.txt"
SET BLAH=%RETVAL%
ECHO "%BLAH%"
:: ========== FUNCTIONS ==========
EXIT /B
:NORMALIZEPATH
SET RETVAL=%~f1
EXIT /B
You can just concatenate them.
SET ABS_PATH=%~dp0
SET REL_PATH=..\SomeFile.txt
SET COMBINED_PATH=%ABS_PATH%%REL_PATH%
it looks odd with \..\ in the middle of your path but it works. No need to do anything crazy :)
In your example, from Bar\test.bat, DIR /B /S ..\somefile.txt would return the full path.