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Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!?

From "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!?
Date 2025-07-30 13:58 +0100
Organization 255 software
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On 2025/7/29 23:55:45, Here You Go wrote:
> On 29/07/2025 23:41, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
>> No, this has been working fine for yonks - just W10 sometimes decides it
>> can't see what's under its nose. (Typing its name in a command window -
>> without any extra characters - made it run, too.) It should have run
>> just now, but obviously didn't. I'll go to that directory and open a
>> command prompt now - yes, it ran fine, so the_system_  _can_  access it!>
> 
> 
> Is the file location in the System or User path? The system can't find 
> "ANYTHING" unless the file in question is in the path of the system.


No, but it's called:

(a) from a scheduler, which specifies "C:\TQ\NEW-COOK.BAT", i. e. gives
the full name including path.
or(b) by actually double-clicking on it (the .bat file itself) in File
Explorer: see https://255soft.uk/temp/Clipboard_07-29-2025_01.gif (*not
just the error message but the screen around it*).

Neither of those - where "finding" it should not be a problem - are
working at the moment.



This has worked in the past, and probably will again in the future - I
don't think I've tried a restart, for example; I was just puzzled at
what's going on.


> 
> You can edit the path variable by going to Environment Variables. See 
> this image:
> 
> <https://i.imgur.com/AaT2E0Z.png>
> 
> You need to change at only one place: Either at user's config (top part) 
> or System (bottom part) The system gives access to all user account 
> while user settings gives access to that user only.
> 
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

just because you are offended - doesn't mean you are right

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Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-29 21:10 +0100
  Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-29 22:27 +0200
    Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-29 23:41 +0100
      Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? Here You Go <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-07-29 22:55 +0000
        Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-30 13:58 +0100
          Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2025-07-30 18:12 +0100
            Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-30 22:32 +0100
              Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? Here You Go <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-07-30 22:08 +0000
                Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? Here You Go <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-07-30 22:57 +0000
                Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-31 01:00 +0100
      Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-07-29 21:55 -0400
        Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-30 18:59 +0100
      Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2025-07-30 07:18 +0200
  Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-29 21:53 -0500
    Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-30 21:06 +0100
      Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-30 15:45 -0500
        Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-30 23:07 +0100
          Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-31 01:13 -0500
            Re: Windows cannot see a file that's definitely there?!? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-07-31 16:01 +0100

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