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Thanks for your comments.

My path is in a variable. The same happens when written
directly. For the same reason I cannot copy the shortcut
called "microsoft access.lnk". If I change the name
to "microsoftaccess.lnk" the copy works fine.

I just realised that my script works under NT but not
under XP.
There must be something missing in the XP installation. I
do not know what that could be.
I am open for suggestions.

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you sure that the function that is getting the folder

string is getting

>it with quotes around it? If you were doing the same

thing using cmd.exe

>(cd, copy, etc) You have to put quotes around any path or

file name that

>contains a space.
>
>"antoni" <antoni.gervais@fid.desjardins> wrote in message
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>> It appears that Wscript does not process folder names

with

>> spaces such as c:\program files\microsoft office....
>> I have different versions of office and need to address
>> one or the other.
>>
>> Is there a simple way to work around that constraint
>> inherited from the eighties without modifying the

standard

>> setup in my organization.
>>
>>

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Paths with spaces need to be wrapped in quotes, just like any other command line. Actually, with scripting you usually need to use 3 sets of quotes since the quote mark is an escape character in VBScript.

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Bill James
Microsoft MVP·DTS

Win9x VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
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"antoni" <antoni.gervais@fid.desjardins.com> wrote in message news:039b01c34c9b$f4d864d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...

> When I refer in a command to a file or folder containing a
> space (i.e. C:\Program files\microsoft office\....) I get
> a message of file not found under XP but it works properly
> under NT.
>
> I imagine the XP installation is incomplete. But what is
> missing. I am open to suggestions.
> thanks in advance.

Today calls using path with spaces do not work on NT or XP
Here is sample simplified code to illustrate what happens.
I use the French versions of Windows.

<job id="Test">
<script language="Vbscript">

dim WshShell, AcPath
dim Return

'The following gives a file not found
'AcPath = "C:\Program files\Microsoft office\office\"

'The following displays the folder content
'AcPath = """C:\Program files\Microsoft office\office\"""

'The following opens the default version of Access
'AcPath = ""

msgbox AcPath

set WshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Return = WshShell.run (AcPath & "msaccess.exe",1,true)


MSGBOX "The End"

</script>
</job>

Thanks again for your assistance
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>-----Original Message-----
>Paths with spaces need to be wrapped in quotes, just like

any other command line. Actually, with scripting you
usually need to use 3 sets of quotes since the quote mark
is an escape character in VBScript.

>
>--
>
>Bill James
>Microsoft MVP·DTS
>
>Win9x VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
>Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/
>
>"antoni" <antoni.gervais@fid.desjardins.com> wrote in

message news:039b01c34c9b$f4d864d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...

>> When I refer in a command to a file or folder

containing a

>> space (i.e. C:\Program files\microsoft office\....) I

get

>> a message of file not found under XP but it works

properly

>> under NT.
>>
>> I imagine the XP installation is incomplete. But what

is

>> missing. I am open to suggestions.
>> thanks in advance.

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