Simple run application from parent dir Topic is solved

[nappies]

Hi Dear All!

I just need run script which launches many applications at once and one of them should be in the parent folder. I can not use the absolute path because I'm using this folder with apps on different computers. And I wanted to create a startup with a relative path.

Here script:
C:\Apps\Graphics\Scripts\Script.exe

And i want to make run for search here:
C:\Apps\Everything.exe

I learned to run applications from the same folder as the script, but from the parent does not. And I did not find any examples. Help me please) It started from the same place

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Run, %a_scriptdir%/Everything.exe 

[boiler]

This will run the file in a folder two levels up from the script directory:

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Run, %A_ScriptDir%\..\..\Everything.exe

[garry]

maybe see also splitpath and setworkingdir

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C1=%a_scriptfullpath%
stringsplit,a,c1,`\
c=%a1%\%a2%
msgbox,%c%\everything.exe
return

[boiler]

@garry: That approach could work, but by using a1 and a2, you that assumes that it will always be one folder up from the root level. To make it relative to the current directory no matter how deep you are (i.e., truly be choosing parent directories), then you would need to remove the appropriate number of levels from the end of the full path rather than build it up from the beginning of the path.

[garry]

@boiler : Thank you , you go 2 paths back , was thinking he wants C:\Apps
example to see where you are ( if possible go 2 paths back , otherwise you get C:\ )

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v=%A_ScriptDir%\..\..\
setworkingdir,%v%
run,%comspec% /k cd   ;- see path where you are
return

[nappies]

Thank you lot guys! For such detailed and varied examples!You are amazing! All work fine now!