help with command line

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Rob

I'm having trouble running a program from the command line

alzip -a c:\myfile backup.zi

When I try this I get an error saying alzip isn't recognized as an
internal/external command. If I just type alzip without the arguments the
program launches. The command should work as it's just following the generic
syntax on the website.

Any suggestions?
 
Is the -a switch valid? There is a space in the path, spaces in paths
at the command prompt have to be surrounded by quotation marks:

alzip -a "c:\myfile backup.zip"

or maybe you meant this:

alzip -a c:\myfile\backup.zip

John
 
Yes, it's a valid switch. The name after the space is actually the output
alzip -a c:\myfile.ext backup.zip

I just tried it again and it seems to have worked. I must have accidentally
put an extra space or something.

Thanks anyways :P
 

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