create a folder name variable dos command

Question

i want to create a batch file

@echo off
set /p name="Type folder name(s):
md %name%
cd p:\%name%

all lines work, but i cannot change the directiory to cd p:\%name% when i run the script thank you.

Joey · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-04 11:47:09Z

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You need cd /d to change to a directory on another drive:

cd /d p:\%name%

answered Aug 4, 2012 at 11:47

Joey

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