Error Changing To Directory with Spaces Using /D Switch (126851)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q126851 SYMPTOMS
When you use the CD command with the /D switch at the Windows NT Command
Prompt (CMD.EXE) to change to a drive and a directory name with a space,
the following error message appears:
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
RESOLUTION
In order to use this command to change to a directory name with a
space, you must use quotation marks as follows:
CD /D "D:\Microsoft Test"
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5.
We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/4/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB126851 |
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