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Name: chue Date: November 12, 2002 at 15:48:05 Pacific OS: 2000 CPU/Ram: 1.1G
Comment:
I want to write a batch file to copy files from one directory to anyother. However, I can not transfer into a directory with a space in the name such as " program file". How would i be able to do this?
Name: dtech10 Date: November 12, 2002 at 16:06:05 Pacific
Reply:
Hi
as dos only supports 8 characters you have to use ie. copy c:\Temp\*.* c:\Progra~1 You have to shorten the name to 6 chars and add the "~1" chars.
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Response Number 2
Name: chue Date: November 12, 2002 at 16:11:53 Pacific
Reply:
Ok, I understand. however im trying to put it into a folder inside of the progam folder. for example. copy /y file.doc c:\program file\folder\subfolder
the program file is standard name in windows and this means I would have to change a lot of files names because almost every file have a "space" in the names.
Is there another way around it?
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Response Number 3
Name: Secret_Doom Date: November 12, 2002 at 16:43:43 Pacific
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