> to include the whole directory Sorry, I meant the whole filename.
On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 1:28 PM Chris Locke <[email protected]> wrote: > When using directories with spaces, its better (or necessary) to include > the whole directory in double quotes. Therefore, try entering this: > sqlite3 "e:\VB Resources\SQLite\chinook.db" > > No problems with being a novice - everyone was a novice once. > > Thanks, > Chris > > On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 1:15 PM Roger Schlueter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am just starting to learn SQLite so I am afraid my questions here will >> be quite simple for a (very long?) while compared to those I have been >> reading. I'm starting by trying to follow the tutorial. >> >> I have SQLite, the GUI, and chinook.db installed on Windows 10 but not >> in the default directories. In the cmd window I have this: >> >> C:\Program Files\SQLite>sqlite3 e:\"VB Resources"\SQLite\chinook.db >> Error: unable to open database "e:"VB": unable to open database file >> >> It appears that SQLite does not like directory names with embedded >> blanks. Is that correct? If so, is there a workaround? >> >> Roger >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sqlite-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users >> > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list [email protected] http://mailinglists.sqlite.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
