Environment vars in a batch file?

[DocMAX]

Hello,

i use a batch file like this to "redirect" appdata for each individual app/game like this:

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@echo off
set "APPDATA=%~dp0_data\User\AppData\Roaming"
set "ALLUSERSPROFILE=%~dp0_data\ProgramData"
set "HOMEPATH=%~dp0_data\User"
set "LOCALAPPDATA=%~dp0_data\User\AppData\Local"
set "ProgramData=%~dp0_data\ProgramData"
set "USERPROFILE=%~dp0_data\User"
set "PUBLIC=%~dp0_data\Public"

if not exist "%APPDATA%" ( md "%APPDATA%")
if not exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%" ( md "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%")
if not exist "%HOMEPATH%" ( md "%HOMEPATH%")
if not exist "%LOCALAPPDATA%" ( md "%LOCALAPPDATA%")
if not exist "%USERPROFILE%" ( md "%USERPROFILE%")
if not exist "%PUBLIC%" ( md "%PUBLIC%")

if not exist "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" (
	md "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"
	)

if not exist "%USERPROFILE%\Documents" (
	md "%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
	)

if not exist "%PUBLIC%\Documents" (
	md "%PUBLIC%\Documents"
	)

start "" "%~dp0Ace7Game.exe"

It works in Windows but not in wine. The game does not use the env var.
Can this be fixed to have the same behaviour like in windows?

Thanks,
DocMAX

[jkfloris]

Do you mean the batch script doesn't work or the program doesn't use the changed variables?
You can check the functionality of the batch script with set.

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wine cmd
# Change to the batch script directory if necessary
# c:
# cd path\to\batch\file\directory

# Check the current variables
set

# run the batch file
batch_file.bat

# Check if the variables have changed
set

[DocMAX]

The program does not use the changes variables. I also have checked the variables with "set".
They changed, but the programm doesn't use them.
Also did this with a AutoHotKey script. Doesn't work either.
The apps write in the usual AppData directories.

[jkfloris]

You're right. At least Wine does not change the APPDATA variable like Windows 11 does.
Please file a bug


Wine:

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C:\test>test.bat
Appdata at the start: C:\users\floris\AppData\Roaming
Appdata after set: C:\test\_data\User\AppData\Roaming
011c:fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION
AppData is: C:\users\floris\AppData\Roaming

Windows

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C:\test>test.bat
Appdata at the start: C:\Users\floris\AppData\Roaming
Appdata after set: C:\test\_data\User\AppData\Roaming
AppData is: C:\test\_data\User\AppData\Roaming

test.bat

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@echo off
echo Appdata at the start: %APPDATA%

set "APPDATA=%~dp0_data\User\AppData\Roaming"
set "ALLUSERSPROFILE=%~dp0_data\ProgramData"
set "HOMEPATH=%~dp0_data\User"
set "LOCALAPPDATA=%~dp0_data\User\AppData\Local"
set "ProgramData=%~dp0_data\ProgramData"
set "USERPROFILE=%~dp0_data\User"
set "PUBLIC=%~dp0_data\Public"

if not exist "%APPDATA%" ( md "%APPDATA%")
if not exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%" ( md "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%")
if not exist "%HOMEPATH%" ( md "%HOMEPATH%")
if not exist "%LOCALAPPDATA%" ( md "%LOCALAPPDATA%")
if not exist "%USERPROFILE%" ( md "%USERPROFILE%")
if not exist "%PUBLIC%" ( md "%PUBLIC%")

if not exist "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" (
	md "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"
	)

if not exist "%USERPROFILE%\Documents" (
	md "%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
	)

if not exist "%PUBLIC%\Documents" (
	md "%PUBLIC%\Documents"
	)


echo Appdata after set: %APPDATA%

"%~dp0test.exe"

test.exe

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using System;

class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        string appDataFolder = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData);
                        
        Console.WriteLine("AppData is: " + appDataFolder);
    }
}