Re: Problem executing a .bat script in a directory with spaces us ing bash

2004-09-14 Thread Bryant, Neil
> I'm not sure how Sean is trying to launch the batch file (ie, > from a batch file, or compiled executable, etc) so how you > would get a sfn would vary (and I can only really speak on > the Win side), but if you know the batch exists, [cygpath -d > "path\file.bat"] should give it in a usable

1.5.11 on XP: spaces in HOME and my resolution

2004-09-14 Thread Bryant, Neil
I just downloaded and installed the latest (2 days old, at the time I write this) version of Cygwin. I had several issues relating back to my Home directory having spaces from my XP profile; mostly from external apps such as KDE. I expect this is known, and I have looked it up in the archives and i

Re: Problem executing a .bat script in a directory with spaces us ing bash

2004-09-14 Thread Bryant, Neil
> Christopher Cobb wrote: > > > Conclusion: cmd.exe command line processing is brain dead. > > > > Among the problems are that cmd.exe looks for /exactly/ one pair of quotes and > > no more (see my previous message). And that (double) quotes are the /only/ way > > of quoting spaces. > > Wow. H