From: jj4public@vfemail.net   
      
   On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:20:37 +0200, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   > On 12.04.2018 01:19, Paul Emmons wrote:   
   >> Consider this short demonstration batch file (running under Windows   
   >> 7):   
   >> ______________________________________   
   >> setlocal   
   >> Z:   
   >> cd \TEMP   
   >> dir   
   >> ______________________________________   
   >>   
   >> The dir command lists the files of Z:\temp, proving that this is   
   >> indeed the current directory of Z: at the time.   
   >>   
   >> However, after termination, the current directory of Z: reverts   
   >> to whatever it was before execution.  Furthermore, if before   
   >> execution the current drive and directory per the command prompt   
   >> are for another drive, e.g. C:\, this situation is also restored.   
   >   
   > Isn't this the only purpose of setlocal?   
   >   
   > setlocal /?   
   >   
   > Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.  Environment   
   > changes made after SETLOCAL has been issued are local to the batch file.   
   > ENDLOCAL must be issued to restore the previous settings.  When the end   
   > of a batch script is reached, an implied ENDLOCAL is executed for any   
   > outstanding SETLOCAL commands issued by that batch script.   
      
   I'm aware that SETLOCAL does affect the working directory, but I concur with   
   Paul Emmons.   
      
   SETLOCAL's help only mention "environment". For those who are new to CMD,   
   would think that it means the environment variables. For those who are   
   already familiar with CMD, may have already know this and the "environment"   
   in that context, means the command prompt (or terminal) environment.   
      
   However, this is not true (at least on Windows 7 version of CMD). SETLOCAL   
   does not affect the states of: ECHO, DPATH, VERIFY, color, and title of the   
   console window. So IMO, SETLOCAL's help is not being clear enough.   
      
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