Re: DOS in XP

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From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:13:57 -0500

LLL wrote:
> I need to change directories in DOS on my WINXP machine. I
> need to be in the directory,
> C:\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps, so I can run the jar
> utility in Java that enables me to set-up a WAR file. Why
> can't I change up to any file that starts with J? I can
> change up to my temp file, or Windows file, or Inetpup
> file, but no file that starts with J. If the file starts
> with J, I get Invalid directory.

I think you are typing something incorrectly.

If I am at a DOS prompt (command prompt actually) in Windows XP (Home or
Professional) and have the directories you mentioned.. here are the
scenarios I found:

If I am at C:\>, I can type:

cd "jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29"
cd "webapps"

or

cd "\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps"

or

chdir "jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29"
chdir "webapps"

or

chdir "\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps"

>From anywhere on the C:\ drive (meaning C:\temp> or C:\windows\system32> and
basically any subdirectory on the C drive, but with the root being C at the
command prompt) I could typoe either of these:

cd "\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps"

or

chdir "\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps"

If I was writng a batch/cmd script to do it, I would want to be sure I was
starting at the root or at least on the C:\ drive. I would write a script
like this:

@ECHO OFF
C:
CD "\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29\webapps"
SOME COMMAND INSIDE THAT DIRECTORY (since it is my working directory now.)

Notice I use the quotes. They "shouldn't be" needed, but it doesn't hurt. 

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