How to make a folder in the location of a batch file

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I am creating a batch script for which I have a script that is giving me a frustrating error. The location the batch file is being excecuted from is C:\Users####\Desktop\Sp2\Sp2.bat. I want the file to prompt the user if it wants to make a batch file. I got that down. I used the code

echo Would you like to create a directory to output the files to? set /p mkdir=[Y/N] if %mkdir%==Y ( goto :mkdir ) ELSE ( goto :numset )

This part works fine. Now here's where the problem arises:

:mkdir echo Enter a name for your folder. set /p foldername= MD %~d0\%foldername% goto :numset

I this keeps giving me the error "The syntax of this command is incorrect."Can anyone give me a solution to this problem?

Stephan · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-07 07:40:42Z

%~d0 gives you the drive only. To get drive and path, use %~dp0:

MD %~dp0%foldername%

The complete listing of %~?0 is well hidden. See: for /?

BambiLongGone · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-07 06:59:25Z

%~d0 expands to a drive of the batchfile. Users don't have permission to create folders in the root of a drive. So it will never work.

Plus the path seperator is \ not the switch character /.

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