Loop over folder string and parse out last folder name

Question

I need to grab the folder name of a currently executing batch file. I have been trying to loop over the current directory using the following syntax (which is wrong at prese

Answer 1

This question's a little old, but I've looked for a solution more than once so here's a completely new take on it that I've just put together.

The trick is that we take the desired path, back up one level to create a folder mask for substitution and then replace the folder mask with nothing.

To test it, simple copy and paste into a command script (.cmd) in any directory, then run it. It will spit out only the deepest directory you're currently in.

Notes:

• Replace %~dp0 with whatever path you like (as it is, it will return the deepest folder the batch file is run from. This is not the same as %cd%.)
• When specifying the 'pathtofind' variable ensure there are no quotes e.g. c:\some path and not "c:\some path".
• The original idea for folder masking is mine
• Spaces in the path are no problem
• Folder depth is not a problem
• It was made possible by the genius of this batch scripting tip http://www.dostips.com/DtCodeBatchFiles.php#Batch.FindAndReplace

Hope this helps someone else.

@echo off
set pathtofind=%~dp0
if not exist %pathtofind% echo Path does not exist&pause>nul&goto :eof

cd /d %pathtofind%
set path1=%cd%
cd ..
set path2=%cd%

call set "path3=%%path1:%path2%\=%%"

echo %path3%

pause>nul