How can I execute a command inside a command on command prompt

bazcaz

Is there a way to execute a command inside a command on command prompt in windows

specifically i will have a path written to a file and I would like be able to execute a cd command to open that path something like

cd type path.txt

where the type path.txt command executes first and then cd runs on that

optiplexgx270

batch file? otherwise piping

bazcaz

cd | type path.txt

just prints the contents of the file way am I doing wrong??

optiplexgx270

thats the wrong way round for a start u could use a batch file

Capt'n Midnight

To list all the files in the windows dir with an E in their name

dir > dir.txt & find /i "e" dir.txt > e.txt & notepad e.txt

Hobbes

What are you trying to do exactly? Are you trying to store that path so you can go back there at a later date?

If so do something like this..

:We are at start directory
pushd workdir

:We are in the workdirectory and have stored the start directory.
:** Do work here..

:popd

:We are now back in the start directory. 

If you must go with a file method then this should work..

:create the path.txt file. 
cd > path.txt 

:This will change directory to the path listed in the file.
FOR /F "tokens=1" %v IN (path.txt) DO cd %v