How do I make any executable dos code auto-detect a path?

[akberali67]

I am writing a code to copy a few files for backup which is sort of everyday work for which I use CD using DOS to set the directory.

How do I create a DOS command line to auto detect the path were I have placed it (the location of code) rather than it automatically getting set to C:\Users\ME.

Sort of like:

CD C:\Users\ME\Ryan\Folder1
COPY *.txt C:\Users\ME\Ryan
CD C:\Users\ME\Ryan\Folder2
COPY *.xls C:\Users\ME\Ryan
{Code placed in C:\Users\ME\Ryan}

CD C:\Users\ME\Ethan\Folder1
COPY *.txt C:\Users\ME\Ethan
COPY *.xls C:\Users\ME\Ethan
{Code placed in C:\Users\ME\Ethan}

So Folder1 & Folder2 remains the same always.
So how can I make dos auto-update the path in the code (C:\Users\ME\Ryan, C:\Users\ME\Ethan) by checking where it exists.

Please help any clues would be appreciable. Thanks!!

[aGerman]

The path (with a trailing backspace) of the batch file can be found in

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%~dp0

The current working directory (without trailing backspace) can be found in

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%cd%

Regards
aGerman