Question : Dragging a file onto a batch changes working directory

If I double-click my bat script, it executes in .
But if I drag a file onto it, it executes in %HOMEPATH%.
Why is this? How to prevent it? If not preventable, how to access files in . from the bat script when this happens?

E.g. when I double-click a .bat file with the code below, cd prints the containing folder's path - say C:\temp .
But when I drag a data file onto the .bat file, cd prints
C:\Documents and Settings\User

As you can see, all I need the bat file to do is execute an awk script on the data file.
Using Windows XP x86 SP3

Thanks for any help.

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@echo off cd REM gawk.exe -f split.awk %1 pause

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Answer : Dragging a file onto a batch changes working directory

Strange.

Fix it like this.

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@echo off cd cd /d %~dp0 cd REM gawk.exe -f split.awk %1 pause

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