Load Visual Studio Code with cl.exe enabled, easy to use.

startup.bat

@echo off
setlocal

:: Path to the Visual Studio vcvars64.bat
set "VCVARS64_PATH=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"

:: Check if the VC vars batch file exists
if not exist "%VCVARS64_PATH%" (
    echo Error: Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools vcvars64.bat not found.
    exit /b 1
)

:: Initialize Visual Studio Build Tools environment
call "%VCVARS64_PATH%" >nul 2>&1

:: Prompt user to enter the code folder path
echo Please enter the full path to your code folder:
set /p CODEFOLDER="Path: "
set "CONCAT=%USERPROFILE%\Visual Studio Code\"
:: Check if the directory exists
if not exist "%CONCAT%%CODEFOLDER%" (
    echo Error: The specified folder does not exist.
    exit /b 1
)

:: Change to the specified directory

cd /d "%CONCAT%%CODEFOLDER%"

:: Open Visual Studio Code in the directory
code .

:: End of script
endlocal