Running .CMD Script in YAML - azure

Question

I have recently needed to run a .CMD script using YAML in Azure DevOps. I can get it to run and put files in the root of $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory) but I need it to put the files in $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/teacher/website. Every time I try to do this In two different ways I come up short.
I have first tried with this method:
Batch script
Run a Windows command or batch script and optionally allow it to change the environment
- task: BatchScript#1
inputs:
filename: 'scripts/deploy.cmd'
arguments: # Optional
modifyEnvironment: False # Optional
workingFolder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/teacher/website # Optional
failOnStandardError: false # Optional
This way will just put the files in the $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory) which is not what I want, as I have some .Net Build files going there.
I then tried this way:
- script: 'scripts/deploy.cmd' # script path or inline
workingDirectory: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/teacher/website'
displayName: run deploy.cmd
#failOnStderr: #
#env: # mapping of environment variables to add
This way I get an error that says: ##[error]Container path not found: C:\azp\agent\_work\17\a\Teacher\website
I am trying to build all this into an artefact and then that artefact is later deployed to the web app. Here is my fully YAML file so you have an idea of what I am doing:
parameters:
- name: buildConfiguration
type: string
default: 'Release'
- name: project
type: string
default: 'Teacher.csproj'
- name: artifactName
type: string
default: 'Teacher'
jobs:
- job:
pool:
name: 'DotNet6_Terraform'
steps:
- checkout: Teacher
submodules: true
- task: CmdLine#2
displayName: make the Teacher Folder
inputs:
script: 'mkdir Teacher'
workingDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
- task: CmdLine#2
displayName: make website directory
inputs:
script: 'mkdir website'
workingDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Teacher
- task: CmdLine#2
displayName: Check for folders
inputs:
script: |
echo '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Teacher'
echo '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Teacher/website'
- task: CmdLine#2
displayName: show directory tree
inputs:
script: |
cd '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/Teacher'
dir
- task: DotNetCoreCLI#2
displayName: dotnet restore
inputs:
command: restore
projects: 'Teacher/**/*.csproj'
- task: CmdLine#2
displayName: checking dotnet versions
inputs:
script: |
dotnet --list-sdks
dotnet --list-runtimes
- task: CmdLine#2
displayName: dotnet build
inputs:
script: |
dotnet build Teacher/Teacher.csproj --configuration Release
- task: DotNetCoreCLI#2
displayName: 'Publish Application'
inputs:
command: 'publish'
publishWebProjects: false
projects: '**/*.csproj'
arguments: '--configuration ${{ parameters.buildConfiguration }} --output $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Teacher'
publishTestResults: false
zipAfterPublish: true
modifyOutputPath: false
workingDirectory: Teacher
- task: PowerShell#2
displayName: List Files Post Publish
inputs:
targetType: inline
script: Get-ChildItem -path '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Teacher'
- script: 'scripts/deploy.cmd' # script path or inline
workingDirectory: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Teacher/website'
displayName: run deploy.cmd
#failOnStderr: #
#env: # mapping of environment variables to add
# Batch script
# Run a Windows command or batch script and optionally allow it to change the environment
#- task: BatchScript#1
# inputs:
# filename: 'scripts/deploy.cmd'
#arguments: # Optional
#modifyEnvironment: False # Optional
# workingFolder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Teacher/website # Optional
# failOnStandardError: false # Optional
- task: PublishPipelineArtifact#1
displayName: 'Publish Artifacts'
inputs:
targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
artifact: ${{ parameters.artifactName }}
publishLocation: 'pipeline'