Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at

Start...Run...Open line or,

must you type CMD and open the command prompt?

Thanks,

FLKulchar

"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at
>
> Start...Run...Open line or,
>
> must you type CMD and open the command prompt?
>
> Thanks,
>
> FLKulchar

These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
from the Run box then you must type them like so:

cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

"Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message news:3BC7D184-A4F8-43C5-87DA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at
>>
>> Start...Run...Open line or,
>>
>> must you type CMD and open the command prompt?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> FLKulchar
>
>These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
>from the Run box then you must type them like so:
>
>cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause

Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
(E-Mail Removed)
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

"Tim Slattery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>in
>>message news:3BC7D184-A4F8-43C5-87DA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at
>>>
>>> Start...Run...Open line or,
>>>
>>> must you type CMD and open the command prompt?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> FLKulchar
>>
>>These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
>>from the Run box then you must type them like so:
>>
>>cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause
>
> Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
> console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
> won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
> cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery

Thanks for the hint, Tim . . .

Thank you for your info..."& pause"

New question: How come if I type "Program Files" instead of "Windows", I do
NOT get the file directory of Program Files; instead, I get..."file not
found".

I tried other folders and all to no avail...for some reason, only the
"Windows" file listing dorks with the 'dir' command.

Can you kindly explain?

Thanks,

FLKulchar



"Tim Slattery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>in
>>message news:3BC7D184-A4F8-43C5-87DA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at
>>>
>>> Start...Run...Open line or,
>>>
>>> must you type CMD and open the command prompt?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> FLKulchar
>>
>>These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
>>from the Run box then you must type them like so:
>>
>>cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause
>
> Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
> console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
> won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
> cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(Shell/User)
> (E-Mail Removed)
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

You must surround your folder names with double quotes
if they contain embedded spaces:
cmd /c dir "c:\Program Files" & pause


"FLKulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your info..."& pause"
>
> New question: How come if I type "Program Files" instead of "Windows", I
> do NOT get the file directory of Program Files; instead, I get..."file not
> found".
>
> I tried other folders and all to no avail...for some reason, only the
> "Windows" file listing dorks with the 'dir' command.
>
> Can you kindly explain?
>
> Thanks,
>
> FLKulchar
>
>
>
> "Tim Slattery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>>in
>>>message news:3BC7D184-A4F8-43C5-87DA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at
>>>>
>>>> Start...Run...Open line or,
>>>>
>>>> must you type CMD and open the command prompt?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> FLKulchar
>>>
>>>These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
>>>from the Run box then you must type them like so:
>>>
>>>cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause
>>
>> Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
>> console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
>> won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
>> cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.
>>
>> --
>> Tim Slattery
>> MS MVP(Shell/User)
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
>
>

Thank you...again, your expertise is uncanny...Thank you!

FLKulchar
"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uPr%(E-Mail Removed)...
> You must surround your folder names with double quotes
> if they contain embedded spaces:
> cmd /c dir "c:\Program Files" & pause
>
>
> "FLKulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thank you for your info..."& pause"
>>
>> New question: How come if I type "Program Files" instead of "Windows", I
>> do NOT get the file directory of Program Files; instead, I get..."file
>> not found".
>>
>> I tried other folders and all to no avail...for some reason, only the
>> "Windows" file listing dorks with the 'dir' command.
>>
>> Can you kindly explain?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> FLKulchar
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tim Slattery" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"F. Lawrence Kulchar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>>>in
>>>>message news:3BC7D184-A4F8-43C5-87DA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Do the DEL and/or the DIR commands work at
>>>>>
>>>>> Start...Run...Open line or,
>>>>>
>>>>> must you type CMD and open the command prompt?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> FLKulchar
>>>>
>>>>These are internal commands. If you want to invoke them
>>>>from the Run box then you must type them like so:
>>>>
>>>>cmd /c dir c:\windows & pause
>>>
>>> Without the "& pause" on the end in the Run box, you'll see a command
>>> console box flash and disappear. Your command will have run, but you
>>> won't see any output (or error messages) from it. The "& pause" will
>>> cause things to stop until you hit a keyboard key.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tim Slattery
>>> MS MVP(Shell/User)
>>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
>>
>>
>
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