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| From | Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping |
| Date | 2012-06-02 09:31 -0700 |
| Organization | albasani.net |
| Message-ID | <jqdf5i$9qr$1@news.albasani.net> (permalink) |
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bilsch wrote: > Gene Wirchenko wrote: >> Lew 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 That settles it, then. -- Lew Honi soit qui mal y pense. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Friz.jpg
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Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 05:16 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Silvio Bierman <silvio@moc.com> - 2012-05-29 14:32 +0200
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2012-05-29 13:58 +0100
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-05-29 07:06 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-05-29 09:27 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 14:07 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-05-29 21:43 +0000
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2012-05-29 16:37 -0600
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-05-29 14:55 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 16:06 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-06-02 09:31 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-06-03 19:23 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 12:55 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2012-05-30 10:30 +0100
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 12:54 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 12:50 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping "Mike Schilling" <mscottschilling@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-29 07:31 -0700
Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com> - 2012-05-29 12:59 -0700
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