DOS script to pass sub-folder name dynamically

[Sanders_2503]

I am using 7zip in my dos script to extract a zip file but then 7-zip creates a sub folder (with the same name as that of the zip file) to store the files extracted. Eventually, I want to scan the folder with extracted files in it and create a file with the file name and timestamps of the files created.

This is what is happening -

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C:\7za.exe e C:\Downloads\Prevalidation\*.zip -oC:\Downloads\Prevalidation\*.psa

dir "C:\Downloads\Prevalidation\" > C:\Downloads\list_of_psa_files.txt

del C:\Downloads\list_of_file_tsrcvd.csv

FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3,5 skip=7"  %%A in (C:\Downloads\list_of_psa_files.txt) DO ( @echo %%A %%B %%C %%D  >> 

C:\Downloads\list_of_file_tsrcvd.csv )

exit

The file named list_of_psa_files.txt now shows only one file which is the original zip file, whereas all my extracted files are inside the sub-folder created by 7-zip.
1. Can't I have 7-zip extract the files to the same folder where the zip file is located?
2. In case the answer to the above question is a No, how can I pass the sub-folder name in my dos script at run time (I dont know whats the sub-folder name 7-zip is going to create, since it is based on the original zip file name, and that changes) so that I can scan through the folder and list down the file names of all the files extracted there along with their timestamps.

Thanks. Much appreciate your help.

Sanders.

[Sanders_2503]

I figured it out. Instead of passing the -o parameter if we just mention C:\7za.exe e C:\Downloads\Prevalidation*.zip then it will extract the files to the folder where I am running the batch script from. Then I am moving these *.psa files to my desired location and running my dir and del commands so on.