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Re: Space in 'My Documents' directory not fixed by quoting or \ escaping

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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
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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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