Has anyone managed to get the net use command to work when the file path has spaces in it.
I have tried with single quotes around the entire path, double quotes around the entire path and it just won't seem to work.
The path location I need to save the file to is below and if I remove the space and replace it with an underscore it works so it definitely seems to be the space causing the problem.
CMD net use J: \\TGMO1\CORP_IS\MOIBI\TEST 1

This message has been edited. Last edited by: FP Mod Chuck,

Have you tried wrapping the path in quotes ?

You can try putting the file path in a variable, and then using the .QUOTEDSTRING sufix. For example:

  
-SET &filepath = '\\TGMO1\CORP_IS\MOIBI\TEST 1';

CMD net use &filepath.QUOTEDSTRING  

Hope that helps.

-Emily

There is always an alternate physical name for any directory with a space in it. Issue the following from the parent directory so see it:

dir *. /x  

You can use the alternate name (like: TEST1~1)

quote:

alternate physical name

That's the old dos 8.3 name.

I tried wrapping the path in quotes and I tried Emily's idea of putting it into a Variable first and using QUOTEDSTRING but unfortunately neither works.
I think I might have to use a different directory to put it in and then try and call a batch file/external procedure to move it.

Can you post the code, I've done this before and its worked.

Waz,

You are right. It worked with the quotes around it. I had a permissions issue going on.

Thanks