Re: Short (DOS) names for paths in environment variables

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"Rich Pasco" <richp1234@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Todd Vargo wrote:

Can only be relied upon if Microsoft provides a patched cmd.exe so ~s
works
correctly 100% of the time.

Todd, %~sX works for me.

Where can I learn more about the bug you mentioned? Has it been posted
anywhere?

Here is an interesting page I found while searching...
http://www.ss64.com/ntsyntax/parameters.html
but the issues it describes don't sound as serious as the bug you mention.

I only know it is unreliable, therefore I don't use it nor recommend it to
others so as to not be bitten_by_a_bug.

Note, the page above incorrectly labels a caveat of letter usage as a bug.
It does not refer to any actual bugs. Perhaps the author of this page (Simon
Sheppard) will change the word "BUG" to "CAVEAT" as it should be properly
noted. In addition, perhaps the exact circumstance which triggers the ~s bug
I mention could be added to the page if someone knows it and knows how to
contact Simon Sheppard.

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Todd Vargo
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