I have a folder structure that looks like this:

project
    bin
        my_program.exe
        misc_stuff.exe
    DROP_OVER_ME.bat
    input_file.txt

Basically, I want to be able to drag and drop the input file on top of the DROP_OVER_ME.bat batch file and have it pass on the path of the input file to the exe.

This is what my batch file looks like:

@echo off
start bin/my_program.exe %1
exit

When I drag and drop input_file.txt over the batch file, everything works fine -- my_program.exe successfully receives the path of the input file and runs.

However, when input_file.txt is located outside the project folder, dragging and dropping it makes the batch file throw up a popup message saying

Windows cannot find 'bin/my_program.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

How can I fix my batch file so I can drag and drop files from any arbitrary location inside my filesystem?

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