Passing parameters on a batch file

Question

Could anyone help me out, I have a batch file find.bat

which has a statement:

findmp %VARIABLE%

what I would like to find out is how to pass a paramater on the batch file

e.g. find.bat /C:\Test

So when called the batch file would execute:

findmp C:\Test

Can this be done in Batch?

ariel · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-19 23:35:14Z

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can't be the first parameter?

find.bat c:\test

and inside the bat:

findmp "%1"

answered May 19, 2011 at 23:35

ariel

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2 Comments

if the name have spaces remember to wrap in "" when calling find.bat "C:\test dir\other"

That is worth being incorporated into the answer. Also "%1" should be either %1 or "%~1".