I would like to target a folder from batch which potentially will change it's name over time. Say we have Folder 10102018 next time the batch will be run the folder name would be Folder 20102018.
From CMD I am able to navigate to C:\Fold* which results in (C:\Folder 10102018)
Using the same from a batch file errors as The system cannot find the path specified.
The command is -> "..\..\Folder 1.1.10102018\Install.exe"
What I try to achieve is to enter that folder using its constant bit of its name "Folder*" and to disregard whatever follows it as it is not really relevant... but hard to work around.
As always appreciate any help or alternative ideas!
I believe this is what you are looking for (given there is only one matching folder):
for /D %%I in ("..\..\Folder 1.1.*") do "%%~I\Install.exe"
Wildcards can only be used in the last element of a path, and they cannot be used at all to run an application.
Open a command prompt window, type for/? and read the help text to learn what for [/D] does.