in reply to Re: Windows System Command
in thread Windows System Command

You cannot (and never could) escape spaces in pathnames with caret (^):

C:\test>dir \Program^ Files\*
The system cannot find the file specified.

C:\test>dir "\Program Files\*"
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 8C78-4B42

 Directory of C:\Program Files

30/04/2012  19:40    <DIR>          .
30/04/2012  19:40    <DIR>          ..
...

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