Using Vista on another computer at a Senior Center, I made a directory using the extended
ASCII standard characters.
It shows up in explorer.exe, but not from a cmd window.
How do I get to that directory from a cmd window?
Vielen Dank.
Use the Alt+char code... in explorer I created a new folder, and for the name I typed alt+0168 alt+0169 alt+0170 and in cmd I typed cd alt+0168 alt+0169 alt+0170 and it changed to that directory... not sure what to use with alt+? use charmap to find out...
Here was the solution to my question.
This particular example, when double clicked, will go from any thumb drive to the named c: directory.
To get the "8.3 name", you use dir /x from the root directory to get that name.
The directory was produced using z and ALT 255. (I wanted it to be the last dir in the tree.)
I use it on another computer, where I temporarily store stuff and delete when my session is finished.
I've tested it on XP, and I anticipate it working on Vista as well.
:: z.bat Help from alt.msdos.batch.nt Mic,Todd,Frank,
:: Traverse from different drives
:: dir /x utilized to determine the "secondary" directory name
::
%windir%\explorer.exe /e,/select,c:\Z0AA7~1
This particular example, when double clicked, will go from any thumb drive to the named c: directory.
To get the "8.3 name", you use dir /x from the root directory to get that name.
The directory was produced using z and ALT 255. (I wanted it to be the last dir in the tree.)
I use it on another computer, where I temporarily store stuff and delete when my session is finished.
I've tested it on XP, and I anticipate it working on Vista as well.
:: z.bat Help from alt.msdos.batch.nt Mic,Todd,Frank,
:: Traverse from different drives
:: dir /x utilized to determine the "secondary" directory name
::
%windir%\explorer.exe /e,/select,c:\Z0AA7~1