How to get a filename from a filepath

Hello everyone,

I've made a batch script which I drag and drop files onto as parameters. I'd like to be able to get the filename of a file given a file path.

For example:
Parameter: C:\dev\some_dir\iwantthisfilename.doc
I need as a variable: iwantthisfilename.doc

In unix I'd use the basename command. How would you achieve this in a batch script on XP?

Thanks,
Joe Wright.

Instead of just using a parameter %1 you can use %~nx1 to get the file name plus the extension.

see Microsoft's Gude: Using Batch Parameters for more options