copy files
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Original Message
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Name: chue
Date: November 12, 2002 at 15:48:05 Pacific
Subject: copy files
OS: 2000
CPU/Ram: 1.1G
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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?
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Response Number 1
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Name: dtech10
Date: November 12, 2002 at 16:06:05 Pacific
Subject: copy files |
Reply: (edit)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
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Name: chue
Date: November 12, 2002 at 16:11:53 Pacific
Subject: copy files
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Reply: (edit)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
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Name: Secret_Doom
Date: November 12, 2002 at 16:43:43 Pacific
Subject: copy files
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Reply: (edit)Instead of using copy /y file.doc c:\program files\folder\subfolder use this: copy /y file.doc "c:\program files\folder\subfolder" -- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom -- secret_doom@hotmail.com
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Response Number 4
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Name: chue
Date: November 12, 2002 at 17:01:34 Pacific
Subject: copy files
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Reply: (edit)Secret_doom, Thanks, that works great.. gosh..why didn't I think of doing it that way.. doh!..
Thanks again
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