Re: Accessing a PC file from the AS/400

Steve,

For PC .bat files I have used double quotes around long file names with spaces in
them.  try double quote the entire string or just the file path/name.

Jack

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> Does anyone know how to access a PC file from the AS/400 that has spaces
> in the file name or folder name?
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> We put notes into a home grown project system on the 400 that includes
> links to various documents containing documentation or other info.  For
> example if I put file://C:/data/libsiz.xls <file:///C:\data\libsiz.xls>
> into the project notes when I double click this on my AS/400 screen it
> opens the spreadsheet and works great.  However this does not work when
> there are spaces in the folder or file name.
>
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> On the PC you use brackets like <file://C:/data/my   libsiz.xls
> <file:///C:\data\my%20%20%20libsiz.xls> > and it works great.  I use
> this in my Outlook calendar with reminders for weekly or monthly
> recurring stuff and in my Outlook tasks where I need to use a Word
> document or spreadsheet.  However, this does not work on the 400 and I
> can't find any info on it.
>
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> Thanks for your help.
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>
> Steve Prill
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