It seems to me that cmd, as entered in Start->Run is the same as Command
Prompt under Accessories. I suppose the difference is the former allows for
arguments, correct?

Anyway, I'd like to use file/folder completion. It seems like I should be
able to do this w/o modifying the registry by just entering in Run:
/F:ON
However, that doesn't do it. I tried using Ctrl-F and -D. What's up?


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In news:xjswl.9998$%(E-Mail Removed),
W. eWatson typed on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:06:22 -0700:
> It seems to me that cmd, as entered in Start->Run is the same as
> Command Prompt under Accessories. I suppose the difference is the
> former allows for arguments, correct?
>
> Anyway, I'd like to use file/folder completion. It seems like I
> should be able to do this w/o modifying the registry by just entering
> in Run: /F:ON
> However, that doesn't do it. I tried using Ctrl-F and -D. What's up?

Command Prompt under Accessories Properties
%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe

Yup, the same thing. And I see you are using a switch, but you need a
command plus a switch.

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Windows XP SP2

BillW50 wrote:
> In news:xjswl.9998$%(E-Mail Removed),
> W. eWatson typed on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:06:22 -0700:
>> It seems to me that cmd, as entered in Start->Run is the same as
>> Command Prompt under Accessories. I suppose the difference is the
>> former allows for arguments, correct?
>>
>> Anyway, I'd like to use file/folder completion. It seems like I
>> should be able to do this w/o modifying the registry by just entering
>> in Run: /F:ON
>> However, that doesn't do it. I tried using Ctrl-F and -D. What's up?
>
> Command Prompt under Accessories Properties
> %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
>
> Yup, the same thing. And I see you are using a switch, but you need a
> command plus a switch.
>
Yep, CMD /F:ON
I think I was using Shift-F -D. It works now.
Someone told me F3 is supposed to do a completion, but I don't think so.

Is there a way to kill the window when it hangs? I have some problem with a
Python program that causes it to hang, which means I have to use
Ctrl-Alt_Del and then start again.

I'd like to start at a specific folder when I open, but don't seen any
command line args that allow me to do that. Did I miss one?
CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON | /V:OFF]
[[/S] [/C | /K] string]

/C Carries out the command specified by string and then terminates
/K Carries out the command specified by string but remains
/S Modifies the treatment of string after /C or /K (see below)
/Q Turns echo off
/D Disable execution of AutoRun commands from registry (see below)
/A Causes the output of internal commands to a pipe or file to be ANSI
/U Causes the output of internal commands to a pipe or file to be
Unicode
/T:fg Sets the foreground/background colors (see COLOR /? for more info)
/E:ON Enable command extensions (see below)
/E:OFF Disable command extensions (see below)
/F:ON Enable file and directory name completion characters (see below)
/F:OFF Disable file and directory name completion characters (see below)
/V:ON Enable delayed environment variable expansion using ! as the
delimiter. For example, /V:ON would allow !var! to expand the
variable var at execution time. The var syntax expands variables
at input time, which is quite a different thing when inside of a FOR
loop.
/V:OFF Disable delayed environment expansion.





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"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:xjswl.9998$%(E-Mail Removed)...
> It seems to me that cmd, as entered in Start->Run is the same as Command
> Prompt under Accessories. I suppose the difference is the former allows
> for arguments, correct?
>
> Anyway, I'd like to use file/folder completion. It seems like I should be
> able to do this w/o modifying the registry by just entering in Run:
> /F:ON
> However, that doesn't do it. I tried using Ctrl-F and -D. What's up?

Under WinXP the default name completion key is the Tab key. It only works if
you do NOT specify the /Fn switch.

"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:49twl.20823$(E-Mail Removed)...
> BillW50 wrote:
>> In news:xjswl.9998$%(E-Mail Removed),
>> W. eWatson typed on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:06:22 -0700:
>>> It seems to me that cmd, as entered in Start->Run is the same as
>>> Command Prompt under Accessories. I suppose the difference is the
>>> former allows for arguments, correct?
>>>
>>> Anyway, I'd like to use file/folder completion. It seems like I
>>> should be able to do this w/o modifying the registry by just entering
>>> in Run: /F:ON
>>> However, that doesn't do it. I tried using Ctrl-F and -D. What's up?
>>
>> Command Prompt under Accessories Properties
>> %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
>>
>> Yup, the same thing. And I see you are using a switch, but you need a
>> command plus a switch.
>>
> Yep, CMD /F:ON
> I think I was using Shift-F -D. It works now.
> Someone told me F3 is supposed to do a completion, but I don't think so.
>
> Is there a way to kill the window when it hangs? I have some problem with
> a Python program that causes it to hang, which means I have to use
> Ctrl-Alt_Del and then start again.
>
> I'd like to start at a specific folder when I open, but don't seen any
> command line args that allow me to do that. Did I miss one?
> CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON | /V:OFF]
> [[/S] [/C | /K] string]

Create a shortcut to cmd.exe and specify the Startup folder. You can kill a
Command Prompt the same way as any other Windows process: Click the cross in
the top right-hand corner, or use the Task Manager.

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
> "W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:xjswl.9998$%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It seems to me that cmd, as entered in Start->Run is the same as Command
>> Prompt under Accessories. I suppose the difference is the former allows
>> for arguments, correct?
>>
>> Anyway, I'd like to use file/folder completion. It seems like I should be
>> able to do this w/o modifying the registry by just entering in Run:
>> /F:ON
>> However, that doesn't do it. I tried using Ctrl-F and -D. What's up?
>
> Under WinXP the default name completion key is the Tab key. It only works if
> you do NOT specify the /Fn switch.
>
>
If I open a cmd window from Accessories, Tab just tabs.

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"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Cyxwl.21589$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
>> "W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:xjswl.9998$%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> It seems to me that cmd, as entered in Start->Run is the same as Command
>>> Prompt under Accessories. I suppose the difference is the former allows
>>> for arguments, correct?
>>>
>>> Anyway, I'd like to use file/folder completion. It seems like I should
>>> be able to do this w/o modifying the registry by just entering in Run:
>>> /F:ON
>>> However, that doesn't do it. I tried using Ctrl-F and -D. What's up?
>>
>> Under WinXP the default name completion key is the Tab key. It only works
>> if you do NOT specify the /Fn switch.
> If I open a cmd window from Accessories, Tab just tabs.
>
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> W. eWatson
>
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
> Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
>

This can happen for several reasons:
- When you specify the /Fn switch.
- If you have modified this registry key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\CompletionChar
(it should be DWord - 9)
- If you use Windows 2000.

en, but don't seen any
>> command line args that allow me to do that. Did I miss one?
>> CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON | /V:OFF]
>> [[/S] [/C | /K] string]
>
> Create a shortcut to cmd.exe and specify the Startup folder. You can kill a
> Command Prompt the same way as any other Windows process: Click the cross in
> the top right-hand corner, or use the Task Manager.
>
>
Ah, yes, a shortcut.

Here's the situation. If I have the Python interpreter window showing my
program, and it has a serious error when I try to execute it, then the
corresponding shell window where output goes freezes. The only way to bring
it down is using x or Ctrl-Alt-Del. Either use knocks down all Python
related windows.

Suppose instead I execute the same program from the cmd window, the same
thing happens. I have only two choices, as above, with the same results.
What I had hoped was maybe a Ctrl-C would just "kill" (shorcircuit?) the cmd
window to give me the prompt. Apparently that can't be done, so I have to
bring up the cmd window again, which means I have to wend my way back to the
folder I was in. That's why I asked if there's a command argument to start
me in a specific folder. Maybe I need to write a BAT file? If I can still
remember how! :-) It's been a long time.

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"W. eWatson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:tSxwl.21593$(E-Mail Removed)...
> en, but don't seen any
>>> command line args that allow me to do that. Did I miss one?
>>> CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON |
>>> /V:OFF]
>>> [[/S] [/C | /K] string]
>>
>> Create a shortcut to cmd.exe and specify the Startup folder. You can kill
>> a Command Prompt the same way as any other Windows process: Click the
>> cross in the top right-hand corner, or use the Task Manager.
> Ah, yes, a shortcut.
>
> Here's the situation. If I have the Python interpreter window showing my
> program, and it has a serious error when I try to execute it, then the
> corresponding shell window where output goes freezes. The only way to
> bring it down is using x or Ctrl-Alt-Del. Either use knocks down all
> Python related windows.
>
> Suppose instead I execute the same program from the cmd window, the same
> thing happens. I have only two choices, as above, with the same results.
> What I had hoped was maybe a Ctrl-C would just "kill" (shorcircuit?) the
> cmd window to give me the prompt. Apparently that can't be done, so I have
> to bring up the cmd window again, which means I have to wend my way back
> to the folder I was in. That's why I asked if there's a command argument
> to start me in a specific folder. Maybe I need to write a BAT file? If I
> can still remember how! :-) It's been a long time.
>

The ability to respond to Ctrl+C is provided by the Python interpreter, not
by the Command Processor.

I don't quite see why a shortcut won't meet your requirements - it would
certainly save you the navigation effort through the various folders. You
could even use it to start your Python interpreter . . .

A batch file has the same ability. There is no magic in basic batch files -
it's just a collection of console commands, as you would type them:
@echo off
cd /d "c:\Program Files\Python"
python.exe

You can set a default start folder for the Command Processor here:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\AutoRun
"AutoRun" is a string or expanded string value. Its data could be this:
cd /d "c:\Program Files\Python"

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
>
> I don't quite see why a shortcut won't meet your requirements - it would
> certainly save you the navigation effort through the various folders. You
> could even use it to start your Python interpreter . . .
>
> A batch file has the same ability. There is no magic in basic batch files -
> it's just a collection of console commands, as you would type them:
> @echo off
> cd /d "c:\Program Files\Python"
> python.exe
>
> You can set a default start folder for the Command Processor here:
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\AutoRun
> "AutoRun" is a string or expanded string value. Its data could be this:
> cd /d "c:\Program Files\Python"
>
>

I thought I remembered from those far off days that there was a
"PowerToy" for 98 ME which gave you a context menu on folders to open a
command prompt in that folder.

I googled and the same thing is available for XP here:

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe

You could keep a My Computer window open and use this to start your
command prompt on any folder you want.

Alister