Forward Slash in Scheduled Task Command Changes to Backslash (195896)
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This article was previously published under Q195896 SYMPTOMS
If you create a scheduled task in which the command in the Run box is
enclosed in quotation marks and contains a command-line switch using a
forward slash, the forward slash becomes a backslash. For example, the
command in the Run box changes from
"C:\Program Files\Example.exe /x"
to:
"C:\Program Files\Example.exe \x"
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, edit the command in the Run box so that the
command-line switch is outside of the quotation marks. For example, change
the command in the Run box from
"C:\Program Files\Example.exe /x"
to:
"C:\Program Files\Example.exe" /x
To change the command in the Run box for a scheduled task:
- Double-click the Task Scheduler icon on the right side of the taskbar.
- Double-click the task you want to modify.
- Modify the contents of the Run box, and then click OK.
- Close the Scheduled Tasks window.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.
MORE INFORMATION
If the command in the Run box for a scheduled task includes a path, and
the path contains spaces, the path must be enclosed in quotation marks.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB195896 |
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