Actually
..\ is shorthand notation for moving up one directory level relative to your current location.
If your current path is
c:\dir1\dir2\dir3 and you issue the
cd ..\ command, your current path is now
c:\dir1\dir2. While this can be useful at the command line, relative paths in batch files can be cryptic and very annoying to debug.
The
.\ notation is good for installation scripts.
.\ denotes the current directory.
If two people install the same application into two different directories, the install script can equate
.\ to the application directory typed in by each user and proceed to build an entire directory structure under the install directory. Of course it's not quite that simple as the structure for install directory may have to be built (but you get the idea). By making the script generic each user can arbitrarily name the folder for the install. It's also useful with thumb drives and CD where the drive letters are unknown.
I am modifying a piece of software that is installed on a server. It works on the server as programmed but won't on my local PC with all the references path created. Is there some setting that need to be set before this command can be used?
Need more details. Would you post some code please? One thing you'll need is an open path to the server.
