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Subject: Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping
Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 16:06:25 -0700
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On 5/29/2012 2:55 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Tue, 29 May 2012 14:07:29 -0700 (PDT), Lew<lewbloch@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>> Lew wrote:
>>>> Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>>>> then hit tab. Windows will do the rest, even adding appropriate quotes where
>>>>> necessary. Note that you must use the Windows \ path separator for this to work.
>>>>
>>>> "/" is a Windows path *element* separator. ";" is the path separator in Windows.
>>>>
>>>> Windows is fine with forward slashes in paths. I suspect the "%1" expansion.
>>>
>>>       But since using "/" as a path element seprator in a command line
>>> will cause trouble, people tend to avoid using them as such.
>>
>> That is interesting to me. What trouble?
>>
>> I have used forward slashes as path element separators in Windows
>> command-line commands. I don't recall that it caused any trouble.
>
>       I checked with Windows XP just before posting.  The CLI did not
> like
>            dir /download
> and no wonder since "/" is used in many command-line programs for
> indicating parameters.  Windows 7 behaves the same way.  (I just
> checked.)
>
>       It is easier to just use backslashes and not have to worry if
> slash is acceptable in the current context.  I prefer just typing and
> not having to think about typing.
>
>> I'm always learning from this forum.
>
>       So do I.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko

Forward slash works