how to get path froma variable
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following http://stackoverflow.com/questions/659647/how-to-get-folder-path-from-file-path-with-cmd
i want to strip the path (without the filename) from a variable. following the logic of the methods discussed above i would like to use batch bellow, which doesnt work. any takers? possible?
set cpp="C:\temp\lib.dll"
echo %cpp% 
"C:\temp\lib.dll"
echo %~dpcpp
"C:\temp\" > doesn't work
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