Cannot Drag & Drop a file from Windows Explorer to Command Prompt?

[Sami KOZONO]

I just installed Vista beta 2 (build 5384, Japanese, 32 bit).
I noticed that I cannot drag & drop files from Windows Explorer to
Command Prompot Window.
Is this a desgin change from XP? or I'm missing something basic?
-Sami KOZONO

 

[Guest]

It's the same thing for me.
I can't open a command prompt windows as admin and drag a programme that i
want to launch with elevated credential as i was doing in XP.

It's also annoying when writing scripts. This feature was usefull to quickly
have the path and filename to copy in scripts.

 

[Guest]

I tryed in windows vista RC1 it's the same

It's the same thing for me.
I can't open a command prompt windows as admin and drag a programme that i
want to launch with elevated credential as i was doing in XP.

It's also annoying when writing scripts. This feature was usefull to quickly
have the path and filename to copy in scripts.

 

[Larry]

Can i ask why you would want to drag a fille to a command prompt window.
Just curious.

 

[Guest]

In WinXP when you drag a file in a prompt windows the full path of the file
is dropped in the prompt. You can copy the path, execute it or use it with a
dos command.

It's usefull
- When you write scripts (to have the right path quickly to file)
- When you launch a prompt with admin rights. You can quickly execute
application with elevated credential without typing admin name and password
every time.

 

[Larry]

Interesting, I guess you would first have to find the exe file. then drag to
an open command prompt window. Does this only work with exe files?
Thank you

 

[Guest]

You can do this with all the files

By exemple, you can launch an application with its shortcut too.

I work in winXP without admin rights
Sometimes a want to delete a file and i need admin rights to do that
- I start the command prompt with admin rights (run as...)
- in the prompt I type "del "
- drag the file a want to delete on the prompt
(the path to the file is dropped where i have typed "del ")
- I hit enter to execute the command and the file is deleted

no need to log out and log in with an admin.