DEL and/or DIR commands

Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

"F. Lawrence Kulchar" wrote in
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Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
from the Run box then you must type them like so:

cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

"Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote:


"F. Lawrence Kulchar" wrote in
message ...
Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
from the Run box then you must type them like so:

cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

"Tim Slattery" wrote in message
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"Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote:


"F. Lawrence Kulchar" wrote
in
message ...
Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
from the Run box then you must type them like so:

cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.

--
Tim Slattery

Thanks for the hint, Tim . . .

Thank you for your info..."& pause"

New question: How come if I type "Program Files" instead of "Windows", I do
NOT get the file directory of Program Files; instead, I get..."file not
found".

I tried other folders and all to no avail...for some reason, only the
"Windows" file listing dorks with the 'dir' command.

Can you kindly explain?

Thanks,

FLKulchar



"Tim Slattery" wrote in message
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"Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote:


"F. Lawrence Kulchar" wrote
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message ...
Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
from the Run box then you must type them like so:

cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

You must surround your folder names with double quotes
if they contain embedded spaces:
cmd /c dir "c:\Program Files" & pause


"FLKulchar" wrote in message
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Thank you for your info..."& pause"

New question: How come if I type "Program Files" instead of "Windows", I
do NOT get the file directory of Program Files; instead, I get..."file not
found".

I tried other folders and all to no avail...for some reason, only the
"Windows" file listing dorks with the 'dir' command.

Can you kindly explain?

Thanks,

FLKulchar



"Tim Slattery" wrote in message
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"Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote:


"F. Lawrence Kulchar" wrote
in
message ...
Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
from the Run box then you must type them like so:

cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

Thank you...again, your expertise is uncanny...Thank you!

FLKulchar
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote in message
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You must surround your folder names with double quotes
if they contain embedded spaces:
cmd /c dir "c:\Program Files" & pause


"FLKulchar" wrote in message
...
Thank you for your info..."& pause"

New question: How come if I type "Program Files" instead of "Windows", I
do NOT get the file directory of Program Files; instead, I get..."file
not found".

I tried other folders and all to no avail...for some reason, only the
"Windows" file listing dorks with the 'dir' command.

Can you kindly explain?

Thanks,

FLKulchar



"Tim Slattery" wrote in message
...
"Pegasus \(MVP\)" wrote:


"F. Lawrence Kulchar" wrote
in
message ...
Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
from the Run box then you must type them like so:

cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt