path parameter via cmd batch?

path parameter via cmd batch?

[Ulli Horlacher]

I want to start a cygwin program via a cmd batch script.

I have:

C:\cygwin>type runcmd.bat
@echo off

C:
chdir C:\cygwin\bin

bash --login -c "%*"

echo.
pause



But when I start it I get:

C:\cygwin>runcmd.bat xxx \cygwin\runcmd.bat
xxx: cannot read cygwinruncmd.bat

Press any key to continue . . .


I know the problem: the Windows \ path separator is the bash escape
character. My programm xxx does not see "\cygwin\runcmd.bat", but
"cygwinruncmd.bat", so I cannot convert the path string with xxx.

What can I do?


The final aim is to have a "send to" service in the windows explorer where
I can send any file or directory to xxx for processing.


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Re: path parameter via cmd batch?

[Andrey Repin]

Greetings, Ulli Horlacher!

> I want to start a cygwin program via a cmd batch script.

> I have:

> C:\cygwin>type runcmd.bat
> @echo off

> C:
> chdir C:\cygwin\bin

> bash --login -c "%*"

Try

bash --login -c '%*'

> echo.
> pause



> But when I start it I get:

> C:\cygwin>runcmd.bat xxx \cygwin\runcmd.bat
> xxx: cannot read cygwinruncmd.bat

> Press any key to continue . . .


> I know the problem: the Windows \ path separator is the bash escape
> character. My programm xxx does not see "\cygwin\runcmd.bat", but
> "cygwinruncmd.bat", so I cannot convert the path string with xxx.

> What can I do?

You can not use bash to start your program.
Then you won't be plagued by its mangling.

> The final aim is to have a "send to" service in the windows explorer where
> I can send any file or directory to xxx for processing.

Well… do it?


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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Sunday, April 22, 2018 16:24:15

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