copying file in location

[tcpman]

hi i want my batch file when is runing will copy his self in a place
how can i do this?
like a virus

[Squashman]

%0 references the batch file name.

[tcpman]

can you exmplain more?
i know i have to use that but i cant find any good help about it

tnx by the way

[foxidrive]

hi i want my batch file when is runing will copy his self in a place
how can i do this?
like a virus

It's a bit worrying when someone says 'virus' when referring to some code.

If there is a legitimate reason and you explain further then it will help us to know what to suggest.

[Squashman]

can you exmplain more?
i know i have to use that but i cant find any good help about it

tnx by the way

So you don't know how to use the COPY command?

[tcpman]

well i can create a virus in c++ if i want ! why i should use a batch?


i know how copy works but i dont know how to %0 will work

[ShadowThief]

%0 is a variable that contains the path and name of the script that is currently running, so

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copy %0 .

will make a copy of the script in the folder you were in when you ran the script.

[tcpman]

tnx i thought it will need more then just typing %0

[foxidrive]

well i can create a virus in c++ if i want ! why i should use a batch?

Why should anyone help you to do so in batch??

The real point is that you ask for free help and don't even want to tell anyone what you are doing - You just make cryptic comments about a virus.

Thread locked.

[Squashman]

tnx i thought it will need more then just typing %0

How hard would it have been for you to create a simple batch file with nothing more than

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@echo off
echo %0

Then from there you would have realised what the variable is and then could have tested it with the copy command.
As they say "You can lead a horse to water....."
or
"Teach a man to fish versus giving them the fish"