Re: How to handle paths with spaces?

On 17.07.14 07:46, Bob Paddock wrote:
> Actually your idea works in Windows7.
> 
> mklink /d Drive:\PathWithNoSpace "Drive:\Path With Space"
> Must have administrator rights to run mklink.

That's good to know, Bob, and confirms that Royce has a less intrusive
way out of trouble.

...

> Really it is just better to avoid spaces in anything, paths or users names.
> Sadly sometimes IT mandates where things go on a system without regard
> to the pain they cause.

In 30 years, I never let IT near our development machines. We had a
firewall between us and the unwashed, ran solaris (later linux), and
there were no spaces in filenames. Et voila - no problems of this
nature, ever.

I think that Royce has chosen the cleanest and most robust fix.

Erik

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