Host command with blanks in the path

[la volta statistics]

Hi all

I have directory names with blanks in the name.
Is there a way of using the HOST command for making a new directory when I
have blanks in the directory names. For Example:

HOST COMMAND=['IF not exist d:\temp today\NewDir    MD d:\temp
today\NewDir'].

* This Command terminates with exit status 001.
* while the following command would work.

HOST COMMAND=['IF not exist d:\tempToday\NewDir    MD d:\tempToday\NewDir'].

Thanks in advances, Christian


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Christian Schmidhauser, Dr.phil.II
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Ch-8006 Zürich
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[Peck, Jon]

You need to follow DOS conventions.  Just enclose the path in double quotes (") and use single quotes around the whole command.

HTH,
Jon Peck


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Subject:      [SPSSX-L] Host command with blanks in the path
 
Hi all

I have directory names with blanks in the name.
Is there a way of using the HOST command for making a new directory when I
have blanks in the directory names. For Example:

HOST COMMAND=['IF not exist d:\temp today\NewDir    MD d:\temp
today\NewDir'].

* This Command terminates with exit status 001.
* while the following command would work.

HOST COMMAND=['IF not exist d:\tempToday\NewDir    MD d:\tempToday\NewDir'].

Thanks in advances, Christian


*******************************
la volta statistics
Christian Schmidhauser, Dr.phil.II
Weinbergstrasse 108
Ch-8006 Zürich
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
mailto:[hidden email]