Try using SET VAR vALPHA = 'C: \ ALPHA BETA' DIR .vALPHA I use dotted variables for all my file access commands now.
Dennis McGrath [email protected] [email protected] On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Daniele Barbieri <[email protected] > wrote: > Hello > I have a directory called "ALPHA BETA" (note the space character between > ALPFA and BETA ). > The command DIR C: \ ALPHA BETA signals "Syntax is incorrect for the > command DIR (2045)." > Then I do the command: > SET VAR vALPHA = 'DIR C: \ ALPHA BETA' > &vALPHA > but I have the same error message. > How can I do? > TIA > Daniele Barbieri > B.M.B. Informatica > > >

