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Q139054: Cannot Find The File Specified with AT Command

Article: Q139054
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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When you use the AT scheduler to run a command prompt operation, the following
error message appears:

  The system cannot find the file specified

CAUSE
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This error occurs if the command prompt operation specified in the AT command
contains directory names that include spaces. For example, the following AT
command generates the above error:

  AT 12:00 "XCOPY C\Source directory\*.* C:\Destination directory"

Within the AT command, the XCOPY command parses the space in the directory name
as a delimiter between parameters.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem,

1. Create a batch file that contains the desired command prompt operation.

2. Specify the batch file as the desired command for the scheduler service to
  run. For example:

  AT 12:00 C:\TEST.BAT

  where TEST.BAT contains the following:

  XCOPY "C:\Source directory\*.*" "C:\Destination directory"

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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