hello there i dont know whwther this the right section to post but i found this more appropriate then others i want to edit the install path of a dos batch file and i dont know the commands i tried to change it but somehow the changes delete data from my drive the actual commands are which i can acess by right clicking on the icon and selecting edit
set CDIR=%CD%\Install Files
set ID=%USERPROFILE%\Games\Unreal Tournament 2004
set TD=%HOMEDRIVE%\UT2004-TMP
i want to change it to d:\games how should i do that and also there is a command line with echo * Game Path: %ID%
kindly help as u guys are quite learned

You asked so nicely.

So, you want to change "%USERPROFILE%\Games" to "d:\games" in a batch file. Say, this batch file is at C:/install/install.bat.

# Script Games.txt
var str contents
cat "C:/install/install.bat" > $contents
while ( { sen "^"%USERPROFILE%\\Games^" $contents } > 0 )
  sal "^"%USERPROFILE%\\Games^" "d:\\games" $contents > null
echo $contents > "C:/install/install.bat"

Script is in biterscripting ( http://www.biterscripting.com ). Save the script in file C:/Scripts/Games.txt, start biterscripting, enter the following command,

script "C:/Scripts/Games.txt"

That will change "%USERPROFILE%\Games", in every place it occurs in that batch file, to "d:\games".

Change the "C:/install/install.bat" in the script to the correct path of the batch file before trying. Enclose the path in double quotes.


Patrick