Thanks for the suggestion Kleven, but neither did the suggestion below work:
C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com>dir /x Volume in drive C is C Drive Volume Serial Number is 9C5F-537E Directory of C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com 01/18/2004 09:50p <DIR> . 01/18/2004 09:50p <DIR> .. 01/18/2004 07:19p 30,217 WCTPRO~1.ACT [EMAIL PROTECTED]&slid=40&product =Hotel&type=PropertyInformation&lang=ENG&affiliateId=10006093&&hotelId=11275352&include=OVERVIE W&did=4&numberAdults=1&numberRooms=1&additionalCurrency=&needDates=Y&debugXML=false 01/18/2004 07:19p 28,679 WCTPRO~4.ACT [EMAIL PROTECTED]&slid=40&product =Hotel&type=PropertyInformation&lang=ENG&affiliateId=10006093&hotelId=10214456&include=OVERVIEW &did=4&numberAdults=1&numberRooms=1&dateSelected=false&needDates=Y&debugXML=false 01/18/2004 07:19p 28,607 WCTPRO~2.ACT [EMAIL PROTECTED]&slid=40&product =Hotel&type=PropertyInformation&lang=ENG&affiliateId=10006093&hotelId=10214461&include=OVERVIEW &did=10&numberAdults=1&numberRooms=1&dateSelected=false&needDates=Y&&debugXML=false 01/18/2004 07:19p 28,458 WCTPRO~3.ACT [EMAIL PROTECTED]&slid=40&product =Hotel&type=PropertyInformation&lang=ENG&affiliateId=10006093&hotelId=10214537&include=OVERVIEW &did=14&numberAdults=1&numberRooms=1&dateSelected=false&needDates=Y&debugXML=false 4 File(s) 115,961 bytes 2 Dir(s) 2,398,576,640 bytes free C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com>del WCTPRO~1.ACT File Not Found But trying to rename the long file OR the Dos file isn't permitted either: C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com>REN WCTPRO~4.ACT WCTPRO~7.ACT The system cannot find the path specified. C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com>REN WCTPRO~4.ACT TEST1.ACT The system cannot find the path specified. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Zeb On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Kleven Bingham wrote: :If you have any trouble with the method below (which should work just :fine, AFAICT) you should be able to rename the file in explorer to :something much more friendly, i.e. delfile.dat, and then simply delete it. : :Seth Rubin wrote: : :>All DOS files are also stored in 8.3 name format. Your file is probably :>stored as WCTPRO~1.ACT :>To see the 8.3 name belonging to a file, do DIR /X from a DOS window. You :>can fully use this name to access the file in question. E.g. :> :>DEL WCTPRO~1.ACT :> :>-- Seth :> :>-----Original Message----- :>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf :>Of Aurangzeb M. Agha :>Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 9:52 PM :>To: Cygwin Mail List :>Subject: Can't delete file :> :> :>While running wget on a site I run, I ended up downloading the following :>file: :> :>[EMAIL PROTECTED]&slid=40&product=Hotel&type=PropertyInformation&lang :>=ENG&affiliateId=10006093&hotelId=10214537&include=OVERVIEW&did=14&numberAdu :>lts=1&numberRooms=1&dateSelected=false&needDates=Y&debugXML=false :> :>Problem is that now I can't get rid of it. I'm guessing this is due to :>the M$ char limit. I've tried everything from: :> :>ls *wctProp* | xargs rm -f :> :>to 'rm -f *', but no luck. Every time, I get the same thing: :> :>$ rm :>[EMAIL PROTECTED]&slid\=40\&product\=Hotel\&type\=PropertyInformat :>ion\&lang\=ENG\&af :>filiateId\=10006093\&hotelId\=10214537\&include\=OVERVIEW\&did\=14\&numberAd :>ults\=1\&numberRooms\=1 :>\&dateSelected\=false\&needDates\=Y\&debugXML\=false :>rm: cannot remove :>[EMAIL PROTECTED]&slid=40&product=Hotel&type=PropertyInformation&lan :>g=ENG& :>affiliateId=10006093&hotelId=10214537&include=OVERVIEW&did=14&numberAdults=1 :>&numberRooms=1&dateSelec :>ted=false&needDates=Y&debugXML=false': File or path name too long :> :>Anyone have any idea what I can do? I've tried to remove from a Dos :>window, Windows Explorer, but no luck. :> :> :>Thanks, :> :>Zeb :> :>-- :>Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple :>Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html :>Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html :>FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ :> :> :>-- :>Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple :>Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html :>Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html :>FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ :> :> :> : : -- Aurangzeb M. Agha | Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Home : +1 413 586.4863 | Pager : +1 413 785.7568 | : [EMAIL PROTECTED] 73 Bridge St. #15 | Mobile: <coming soon> Northampton, MA 01060 | e-Fax : +1 978 246.0770 USA | PGP id: <coming soon> -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/