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    Please help with writing .bat files in vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Acorn, May 6, 2008.

  1. Acorn

    Acorn Notebook Evangelist

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    :( This is a silly question but im having trouble writing batch files on vista. Everytime i cd to program files it tells me:
    c:\program
    doesn't exist what am i doing wrong? :confused:
     
    Acorn, May 6, 2008
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  2. sirmetman

    sirmetman Notebook Virtuoso

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    the path C:\Program Files contains a space in it. Therefore, you have to put it in quotation marks, otherwise the interpreter thinks you are trying to browse to C:\Program with Files as a second parameter.
     
    sirmetman, May 6, 2008
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  3. Budding

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    Where have you stored your program? How are you accessing your program? What have you written in your program?
     
    Budding, May 6, 2008
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  4. AKAJohnDoe

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    Alternately, use the environment variables. %ProgramFiles% should do it for you. Type in set at a DOS command prompt and press enter to see them all.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, May 6, 2008
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  5. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    try C:\program~1 or c:\program files
     
    The_Observer, May 6, 2008
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  6. surfasb

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    I like the enviromental variable %ProgramFiles%. Brings me back cozy feelings of designing a startup menu through Config.sys.
     
    surfasb, May 6, 2008
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    Or enclose any path that has spaces with quotations
     
    goofball, May 6, 2008
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    ;) :D :rolleyes: :cool:
     
    timtravel42, May 7, 2008
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