"I think I know what the problem is. Apparently when naming your files you should not use spaces. When I changed the file name and removed my spaces it ran."

I generally refrain from using spaces in filenames because spaces are already used to separate the program name from switches, input files, and so on: basically it's a real nuisance that's easily avoided. However, it's not actually illegal and you will encounter third-party filenames that do include spaces: when you do, just quote them (i.e. "some filename with spaces"). I'd tend to write that filename as some_filename_without_spaces, which is just as easy to read but has none of the associated problems.

"Now I know for sure I'll never be a programmer because I have LOTS of errors:-)"

You'll learn a lot more from making mistakes and fixing them, than if you wrote all your code perfectly. What's more, sorry to be the one to tell you this but, don't worry at all about mistakes after only 2 days of coding: you'll still be making mistakes with 20 years experience under your belt.

Also, don't worry too much about the number of errors: a simple mistake like a missing semicolon at the end of a statement, or using the wrong quote to terminate a string, can result in dozens of errors. When I frst ran the code you posted, I got: 

syntax error at -e line 9, near ");"
Unmatched right curly bracket at -e line 12, at end of line
syntax error at -e line 12, near "}"
syntax error at -e line 16, near "}"
Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.

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But, as you can see from my previous post, there were only two small errors that were easily fixed.

-- Ken

In reply to Re^3: Newbie cmd prompt problem by kcott
in thread Newbie cmd prompt problem by nquiton

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