DOCUMENT:Q155564  09-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :EXPAND Command Does Not Recognize Path with Spaces
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbtool kbusage

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The EXPAND command does not work if the file you want to expand has spaces in
its name. For example, the following command does not work:

   expand /l c:\temp stuff <source>

This command generates the following error message:

   Can't open input file: temp

RESOLUTION
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Enclose the entire path in quotation marks. For example, using the same command
as above, you would type:

   expand /l "c:\temp stuff" <source>

Additional query words: prodnt winnt

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Keywords          : kbtool kbusage 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0

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