Multiple string manipulation in one go

[ldoodle]

Hey,

Is it possible to do this in the one SET:

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   for /f "tokens=1* delims=" %%x in ('dir /b /s "%SystemDrive%\mkvtoolnix*.exe"') do set toolsdir=%%~dpx
   set toolsdir=!toolsdir:~0,-1!

I can't quite get the combo right: %%~dp0,-1 for example.

[Squashman]

Why do you need to remove the last byte of the string?

[ldoodle]

Because %%~dpx expands to the path including the trailing backslash, which I don't need.