This doesn't work: CD folder & ECHO %CD%

[drinovc.copy]

I am using this command: CD folder & ECHO %CD%
I need to do this in one line! But it doesn't work? Why not? How can i do this?

Output:
C:\>cd Folder & echo %CD%
C:\ <-THIS IS NOT OK FOR ME - it should be C:\Folder

C:\Folder>

Please help

[aGerman]

It doesn't work if you change the directory and show the new directory name in the same line. Why don't you use two lines?

If you work with a batch file there is a trick

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cd Folder &call echo %%CD%%

[drinovc.copy]

I am not using two lines, because i call this command from Delphi.

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CreateProcess(nil, PChar('cmd.exe /C ' + cmdLine), nil, nil, True, 0, nil, PChar(WorkDir), SI, PI);

Is there no other way?

[aGerman]

You could try to use the delayed expansion of variables.

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cmd /v:on /c "cd Folder&echo !cd!"

Note that it doesn't work without the quotes.
Hope it will work. I have no idea of Delphi.

[drinovc.copy]

It works perfect. I have to call the same function in Delphi, but no problem. First to do it, second to echo new dir Thanks! U really helped me a lot!

[drinovc.copy]

Another problem. When i open a picture like picture.gif, the program freezes until i close the picture viewer. In linux you can get rid of this by adding & on the end ... but on windows... doesn't work.

[avery_larry]

Could do:

cd folder & call echo %%cd%%

[avery_larry]

Another problem. When i open a picture like picture.gif, the program freezes until i close the picture viewer. In linux you can get rid of this by adding & on the end ... but on windows... doesn't work.

Use the "start" command to start something without waiting for it to finish.