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Old 01-05-2006, 02:00 AM
Sharon F
 
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Default Re: Can't start an app in "program files" subfolder from a DOS Prompt.

On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:30:02 -0800, nee wrote:

> It appears that on Win2K and WinXP I can no longer start an app from a DOS
> prompt in a folder that has whitespaces in the name, e.g., "Program Files".
> Does anyone know of a way around this? Using the Windows GUI
> ("Start"/"Run"/...) isn't an option for me in this particular case.
>
> Thanks


Place quotes around any path with spaces. Example:
Change
C:\Program Files\some program
lo
"C:\Program Files\some program"

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Sharon F
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