How to execute programs in the same directory as the windows batch file?

Question

I have in the same folder a .bat and a .exe file. I couldn\'t call the .exe file from the .bat unless I put the full absolute

Answer 1

Try calling the .exe with %~dp0, like this: %~dp0MyProgram.exe.

%0 contains the full path to the called .bat file.

~dp says to get the drive and path, including trailing \.