rtilley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>For example... tell windows to move a file named ' XXX ' (one space
>before and one space after the filename). Windows will complain that
>file 'XXX' does not exist. It's correct of course, 'XXX' does not exist,
>but ' XXX ' does indeed exist.
Are you sure you're doing it right? It works for me. Notice that I have
"x.c" and " x.c " in the same directory at the same time.
C:\tmp\x>copy ..\x.c .
1 file(s) copied.
C:\tmp\x>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 70CF-E8F4
Directory of C:\tmp\x
02/24/2006 11:48 PM <DIR> .
02/24/2006 11:48 PM <DIR> ..
02/22/2006 10:49 PM 539 x.c
1 File(s) 539 bytes
2 Dir(s) 50,937,999,360 bytes free
C:\tmp\x>copy x.c " x.c "
1 file(s) copied.
C:\tmp\x>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 70CF-E8F4
Directory of C:\tmp\x
02/24/2006 11:48 PM <DIR> .
02/24/2006 11:48 PM <DIR> ..
02/22/2006 10:49 PM 539 x.c
02/22/2006 10:49 PM 539 x.c
2 File(s) 1,078 bytes
2 Dir(s) 50,937,999,360 bytes free
C:\tmp\x>erase " x.c "
C:\tmp\x>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 70CF-E8F4
Directory of C:\tmp\x
02/24/2006 11:49 PM <DIR> .
02/24/2006 11:49 PM <DIR> ..
02/22/2006 10:49 PM 539 x.c
1 File(s) 539 bytes
2 Dir(s) 50,937,999,360 bytes free
C:\tmp\x>
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