Removing last backslash with filename.exe in batch

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i have the path:
C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe

and i want to remove last backslash with "regsvr32.exe"
its should be

C:\Windows\System32

i don't want to use the code:

set "path=C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe"
if "%path%:~-1" EQU "\" set "path=%path:~0,-1%"
echo %path%
pause

What I have tried:

i try many combines but doesn't success

Posted 2-Aug-19 10:25am

MasterGamerFX

Updated 2-Aug-19 15:46pm

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MadMyche · Answer 1 · 2019-08-02T11:24:00

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion enableextensions

set myPath=C:\efi\Boot\bootx64.efi
call :file_name_from_path result !myPath!
echo %result%
goto :eof

:file_name_from_path <resultVar> <pathVar>
(
    set "%~1=%~dp1"
    exit /b
)

:eof
endlocal

Based off of information found on S/O
How to get folder path from file path with CMD - Stack Overflow[^]

Mohibur Rashid · Answer 2 · 2019-08-02T15:46:00

Solution 2

windows - How do I get the equivalent of dirname() in a batch file? - Stack Overflow[^]

Hope this helps.

Posted 2-Aug-19 15:46pm

Mohibur Rashid

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MasterGamerFX 3-Aug-19 6:56am

ok and i want to extract from C:\efi\Boot\bootx64.efi
i want extract boot only
how do that

MasterGamerFX 17-Aug-19 12:05pm

if found the code

@echo off
for %%a in ("c:\test\pack\a.txt") do for %%b in ("%%~dpa\.") do set "parent=%%~nxb"
echo %parent%
pause

but i don't use for loop for this
how can use this code without "for" loop?

Mohibur Rashid 17-Aug-19 12:32pm

hi, I am not very good at Batch. Anyway, to get the directory use the first one and basename command equivalent

I do not think there is better solution than these. But, I am not sure what powershell offers.