Referencing Extra Files in Scripts

Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud

If you upload Extra Files as part of your Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud Deployment, you can reference those files in any of the Scripts in the same deployment by building a path relative to the script's current location.

This ensures your script can reliably locate the files you uploaded, whether they are in the root or a subfolder.

Below are examples for referencing a file named file_to_be_copied.txt, either from the script root or a subfolder called MyFolder.

PowerShell (.ps1)

To reference additional files you’ve uploaded, use $PSScriptRoot\file_to_be_copied.txt or $PSScriptRoot\MyFolder\file_to_be_copied.txt if the file is in a subfolder.

For example:

# File in script root
Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot\file_to_be_copied.txt" -Destination "C:\TargetFolder"

# File in subfolder
Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot\MyFolder\file_to_be_copied.txt" -Destination "C:\TargetFolder"
 

Batch / CMD (.bat / .cmd)

To reference additional files you’ve uploaded, use %~dp0file_to_be_copied.txt or %~dp0MyFolder\file_to_be_copied.txt if the file is in a subfolder.

For example:

:: File in script root
copy "%~dp0file_to_be_copied.txt" "C:\TargetFolder"

:: File in subfolder
copy "%~dp0MyFolder\file_to_be_copied.txt" "C:\TargetFolder" 

VBScript (.vbs)

To reference additional files you’ve uploaded, use scriptDir & "\file_to_be_copied.txt" or scriptDir & "\MyFolder\file_to_be_copied.txt" if the file is in a subfolder.

For example:

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
scriptDir = fso.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)

' File in script root
fso.CopyFile scriptDir & "\file_to_be_copied.txt", "C:\TargetFolder\"

' File in subfolder
fso.CopyFile scriptDir & "\MyFolder\file_to_be_copied.txt", "C:\TargetFolder\"