Execute .bat from another .bat

[cvrle77]

So, i have one bat file with some commands in it, and I want to add next:

I have folder on different drive, that contains some folder that have to be deleted, and I made another do.bat in that folder with command:

for /d %%a in (?*FAILED*) do rd /s /q "%%a"

so, this deletes all subfolders, and files, where that do.bat is present

Well, I want to execute it from another .bat file, which is on different drive

I've tried with

call d:\temp\blah\here\do.bat

but it doesn't work, at least doesn't execute do.bat same way, when I start it manually.

shortest version: I start .bat file from c: drive, which executes another .bat file on d: drive

Any ideas?

 

[jase07]

this will help

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/call.php

 

[cvrle77]

yah, well, whatever is on the first 10 pages on google, for CALL command, I've read, tried, didn't manage to work... :/

 

[•RaJ•]

start "LOCATION TO UR BAT FILE"

 

[cvrle77]

tried start too, with and without quotes, I know quotes are used when there is space inside folder name/path

Major problem here is, that do.bat, needs to be executed within the folder where it's called from, and function inside bat must be executed same way, like I double clicked on do.bat

Problem here is, that do.bat is executed, but function inside it, is executed inside folder where original bat, which calls do.bat, is.
Maybe other solution would be, not having do.bat, and call just one bat, which executes this command

for /d %%a in (?*FAILED*) do rd /s /q "%%a"

but I dunno how to apply it to be executed on, for example, d:\somefolder\anotherone

 

[•RaJ•]

if u wana start a bat within bat why not copy the content of that batch file to place where its needed to be executed?

 

[cvrle77]

If I know how to execute it, I would

I basically took everything from google, not knowing how it works, I am not a coder

 

[Lifetalk]

D:
cd "Path\to folder\where bat is"
myfile.bat

Put the above in a file 'source.bat' and run that from any location. Check if it works. It should, theoretically.

 

[cvrle77]

'D:\' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

bleh.... I know it should work within a cmd window, but not from bat file

 

[Lifetalk]

Oh shit, my bad. I edited my code above, check it now.

 

[cvrle77]

damn, that worked :D

Thanks Life

 

[•RaJ•]

ty @ lifetalk !! that helped me too with something !!