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Is it possible to convert an absolute path to a relative path in a batch file? (the opposite of this). Obviously you would need two inputs: the absolute path to convert, and an absolute reference path that you want it to be relativised to.
eg:
Path to convert: c:\documents\mynicefiles\afile.txt
Reference path: c:\documents
Result: mynicefiles\afile.txt
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In batch files, as in standard C programs, argument 0 contains the path to the currently executing script. You can use %~dp0 to get only the path portion of the 0th argument (which is the current script) - this path is always a fully qualified path.
Relative path Relative paths make use of two special symbols, a dot (.) and a double-dot (..), which translate into the current directory and the parent directory.
You can determine the absolute path of any file in Windows by right-clicking a file and then clicking Properties. In the file properties first look at the "Location:" which is the path to the file. In the picture below, the location is "c:\odesk\computer_hope".
@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set Path_to_convert=c:\documents\mynicefiles\afile.txt
set Reference_path=c:\documents
set Result=!Path_to_convert:*%Reference_path%\=!
echo Result: %Result%
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