Changing the command line in dos

Does anyone know how to change the command line after opening a dos prompt from the shell command? I want to change the directory in the dos window to just C:\ and whenever I open a dos window with the shell command it is at the current working directory by default.

I have tried the sendkeys command from several different sources but the best I have been able to get with this is a "dump" of what looks like registry keys and then the system gets completely hosed (Oops!).

Any help would be appreciated.

Jason Ferreira

How about changing the default dir before the Shell Command.
ex.

Code:

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ChDir "C:\"
'//Your Shell Command Here

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Why don't you shell to a batch file?

Or you can do it this way:

Code:

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Private Sub ShellToRoot()
    Dim sCmd As String

    sCmd = Environ("COMSPEC") & " /k cd c:\"
    Shell sCmd, vbNormalFocus
End Sub

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I use the COMSPEC environment variable to find out the location of COMMAND.COM or CMD.EXE file.

Good luck!