Program name containing space in a DOS batch file

External Since: Sep 02, 2007 Posts: 4

I can't put a line like this in a DOS batch file

C:\Program Files\someprog

because of the space. Message is:

'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
program or batch file.

Putting quotes around it doesn't work. Message is:

'"C:\Program Files\someprog"' is not recognized as an internal or
external....

How can I get around it?

I should explain that in real life the line actually looks like this:
firstprog | %MYVAR%
where the value of MYVAR is as above

Thanks.
Ciarán Ó Duibhín.

External Since: Apr 25, 2004 Posts: 5838

Use the abbreviated (8.3) name instead.
e.g. C:\PROGRA~1\SOMEPROG.EXE

....Alan
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On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 02:59:13 +0100, in
microsoft.public.win95.msdosapps, "Ciarán Ó Duibhín"
<ciaran.DeleteThis@oduibhin.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>I can't put a line like this in a DOS batch file
>
>C:\Program Files\someprog
>
>because of the space. Message is:
>
>'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>program or batch file.
>
>Putting quotes around it doesn't work. Message is:
>
>'"C:\Program Files\someprog"' is not recognized as an internal or
>external....
>
>How can I get around it?
>
>I should explain that in real life the line actually looks like this:
> firstprog | %MYVAR%
>where the value of MYVAR is as above
>
>Thanks.
>Ciarán Ó Duibhín.