String manipulation using MS-DOS commands

Will The Path Always be This long

C:\workspace\projctes\fitNesseRoot\FrontPage\TestSuite\TestCase1

or it can vary like this

C:\workspace\projctes\fitNesseRoot\FrontPage\TestSuite\x1

C:\workspace\projctes\fitNesseRoot\FrontPage\TestSuite\TestCase1\x2

C:\workspace\projctes\fitNesseRoot\FrontPage\TestSuite\whateve\ gafa\TestCase1

we can extract the each folder in the path like this

:bof
 
    @echo off & setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
    set fpath=C:\workspace\projctes\fitNesseRoot\FrontPage\TestSuite\TestCase1
    set count=0
    set rest=%fpath%
 
:init
   
    :loop
    for /f "tokens=1* delims=\" %%a in ("%rest%") do (
    set /a count+=1
    set fpath[!count!]=%%a
    set rest=%%b
    if defined rest goto loop
    )
      
    for /l %%i in (1,1,%count%) do echo fpath[%%i]=!fpath[%%i]!
    
 
:eof

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path can vary.. i just gave an example that is all..if is going to be fixed lenggth then the problem is much simplified!! i do not expert advise for that :-)

Here Ya Go

:bof
 
    @echo off & setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
    set fpath=C:\workspace\projctes\fitNesseRoot\FrontPage\TestSuite\TestCase1
    set count=0
    set rest=%fpath%
 
:init
 
    echo %fpath% | find /i "FrontPage"
    if errorlevel 1 (
       echo # ERROR & goto :eof
  ) else (
       goto :loop
  )
   
    :loop
    for /f "tokens=1* delims=\" %%a in ("%rest%") do (
    set /a count+=1
    set fpath[!count!]=%%a
    set rest=%%b
    if defined rest goto loop
    )
      
    for /l %%i in (1,1,%count%) do set fpath[%%i]=!fpath[%%i]!
 
    set testpath=%fpath[5]%\%fpath[6]%
    set testcase=%fpath[7]%
 
    echo %testpath%
    echo %testcase%
       
:eof

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Change

echo %fpath% | find /i "FrontPage"

to

echo %fpath% | find /i ".FrontPage."

Hi Devil,
it does not seem to work.. By the way echo %fpath% | find /i "FrontPage" is correct.  There are not dots in the path...

You need to be carful with path names like this
C:\Documents and Settings\user

please use the following for your troubleshooting...

 :bof
    @echo off & setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
    for /F "usebackq" %%i in (`pwd`) do set fpath=%%~fi
    echo Full path is %fpath%
    set count=0
    set rest=%fpath%
:init
 
    echo %fpath% | find /i "FrontPage"
    if errorlevel 1 (
       echo # ERROR & goto :eof
  ) else (
       goto :loop
  )
   
    :loop
    for /f "tokens=1* delims=\" %%a in ("%rest%") do (
    set /a count+=1
    set fpath[!count!]=%%a
    set rest=%%b
    if defined rest goto loop
    )
     
    for /l %%i in (1,1,%count%) do set fpath[%%i]=!fpath[%%i]!
 
    set testpath=%fpath[5]%\%fpath[6]%
    set testcase=%fpath[7]%
 
    echo test path is %testpath%
    echo test case is %testcase%
       
:eof

Let me explain the requirements clearly.
Suppose the fpath is:
C:\Documents Settings\projects\client\acceptance\fitnesse-fixtures\FitNesseRoot\FrontPage\WebServicesTests\TestCase1
testpath should be = FrontPage\WebServicesTests
testcase should be = TestCase1

Suppose the fpath is:
C:\Documents Settings\projects\client\acceptance\fitnesse-fixtures\FitNesseRoot\FrontPage\WebServicesTests\SecurityTests\TestCase2
testpath should be = FrontPage\WebServicesTests\SecurityTests
testcase should be = TestCase2

This is Working

:bof
 
    @echo off & setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
    ::%~dp0 is the Windows equivalent of `pwd` in bash.
    for /f "usebackq" %%i in (`cd`) do set fpath=%~dp0
    echo Full path is %fpath%
        
:init
    
    ::check string contains frontpage 
    echo %fpath% | find /i "FrontPage"
    if errorlevel 1 (
       echo # ERROR & goto :eof
  ) else (
       goto :loop1
  )
   
  ::break into last and the rest part
  :loop1     
  for %%a in ("%fpath%") do set testpath=%%~pa & set testcase=%%~na
  :loop2
  for /f "tokens=1,* delims=\" %%a in ("%testpath%") do (
    set first_=%%a
    set testpath=%%b
    
    )
 
  echo %testpath% | findstr /b /i "FrontPage" >nul
    if not errorlevel 1 goto next 
    if defined testpath goto loop2
 
       
:next
   echo test path is %testpath%
   echo test case is %testcase% 
 
:eof

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As per this example,
C:\Documents Settings\projects\client\acceptance\fitnesse-fixtures\FitNesseRoot\FrontPage\WebServicesTests\TestCase1

testpath is including TestCase1...it should not not
testcase should be TestCaset, but it is blank

Can you double the script posted here is the same as the one you have it on your machine??

For testpath i get
FrontPage\WebServicesTests\TestCase1

for testcase i get
C:\Documents Settings\projects\client\acceptance\fitnesse-fixtures\
FitNesseRoot\FrontPage\WebServicesTests\TestCase1

I Copied The above Script and Used It

Try changing this line

for /f "usebackq" %%i in (`cd`) do set fpath=%~d

to

set fpath=C:\Documents Settings\projects\client\acceptance\fitnesse-fixtures\FitNesseRoot\FrontPage\WebServicesTests\TestCase1

and test the script !

when i did that i got the testpath value correct, but testcase is same as the fpath i set.

when i made this change, things are wokring now!!
Thanks for your help!!
for /F "usebackq" %%i in (`cd`) do set fpath=%%~fi

can be closed

there is an extra space after FrontPage\WebServicesTests\ for testpath. How can i get rid off it?

ok

May I ask why you're trying to delete this question ? didn't i answered it ?

good job

Force accepted.
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