darktable-cli path definition on Windows

Software darktable
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Hi,
I am using this command for developing RAW files in Windows batch file.

darktable-cli “%~dpnx1” “c:\files\Darktable\darktable.xmp” “c:\darktable_export\%~n1.jpg”

I would like to save JPG into the same folder as RAW file is, but %~dpnx1 is not working for output.
In fact I need to replace c:\darktable_export\ by path of the source file.

Thanks for help
Peter

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I don’t know what %~dpnx1 is doing, but you can use darktable’s export variables in darktable-cli, too. So in your case you might want to use

darktable-cli  "%~dpnx1" "c:\files\Darktable\darktable.xmp" "$(FILE_FOLDER)/$(FILE_NAME).jpg"

Depending on the shell used you might have to escape the $ to become \$. It might also be that the version you tried would work if you used \\ or / as path separators.

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@P_Cherry My go-to reference is Parameters / Arguments - Windows CMD - SS64.com. In CMD.exe command line, you use single %s, but in batch files, you need to double them %%. If this is the only command you are doing, I suggest that you use a for loop directly in CMD:

for %i in (*.CR2) do darktable-cli %i %i.xmp %~ni.jpg
  • Replace the CR2 extension with your raw format’s.
  • Replace %i.xmp if you are using only one XMP.
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@houz: Perfect, it really works with (FILE_FOLDER)/(FILE_NAME)
Many thanks