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Q161890: RCMD Strips Quotes from the Command Line

Article: Q161890
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbuikbbuglist
Last Modified: 21-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use Rcmd.exe from the Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit and Windows NT
Workstation 4.0 Resource Kit to create a remote command that requires quotation
marks around its parameter(s), you receive an error.

See the following example:

  C:\> rcmd \\myserver net start "computer browser"
  Executing on \\myserver: net start computer browser

  The service name is invalid.

  More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.

  Remote server \\myserver disconnected

CAUSE
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RCMD strips the quotation marks from the command line (note this behavior on the
second line of the previous example) that results in a single multi- word
parameter being interpreted as two parameters.

RESOLUTION
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This problem was corrected in the Supplement Three. Supplements are available
for download from the following Microsoft Press Web site:

  http://mspress.microsoft.com


Additional query words: quotes ignore ignoring

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Keywords          : kbtool kbui kbbuglist
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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