[magusbuckley]

Hello:

I'm trying to get a batch file to delete files from a certain directory. The path to the folder includes folder names that are two words long. I have truncated all file names that are longer than 8 characters with the ~1. I'm unable to get past the spaces though. Here is an example:

The actual path is:
C:\Documents and Settings\jobapplicant\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*

The path in the batch file looks like this:
c:\Docume~1\jobapp~1\Local ~1\Tempor~1\*.*

The problem is with the folder Local Settings. In the path I've created in the second example, notice the space found between "l" and "~". How can I get DOS to compensate for this space?

Any and all information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Magus

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put the entire path in quotes with the spaces
"c:\documents and settings\user\desktop" will compensate for the spaces

[dsenette]

put the entire path in quotes with the spaces
"c:\documents and settings\user\desktop" will compensate for the spaces

[magusbuckley]

dsenette:

That did the trick. I'm using this fix for my big project (the one about granting access to only three web pages).

I appreciate your help.



Thanks,

Magus

[diggeryo]

Dsenette's solution is the easiest but to correct using the method you were originally trying, this is what you would have to do:

Change this:
c:\Docume~1\jobapp~1\Local ~1\Tempor~1\*.*

to this:

c:\Docume~1\jobapp~1\LocalS~1\Tempor~1\*.*


The reason for this is that you take the first 6 VALID characters. So even though the 6th character in "Local Settings" is a space, the 6th valid character is the letter "S".

Edited by diggeryo, 11 December 2006 - 03:53 PM.