If you are running Windows 2000/NT, you need to include the /X parameter as
in,
DIR /X
I'm pretty sure that as long as you put the path in quotes ("), you don't
need to use the 8.3 names though.
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: Spaces in TOMCAT_HOME
> Go to a DOS window, and type:
>
> dir c:\
>
> The file name on the left will be the 8.3 version while the filename on
the
> right will be the long version. Both look at the same file or directory.
> You can do this for any folder or filename. Hint: not every file or
folder
> will have ~1 in it. Some might have ~2 if the letters before it match up
> with another file or folder name.
>
> --David Smith
>
> On Friday 14 September 2001 04:40 pm, you wrote:
> > What's the 8.3 format for C:\Java Tools\
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bryan Lipscy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 3:18 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Spaces in TOMCAT_HOME
> >
> >
> > Use the 8.3 format.
> > Progra~1\Apache~1\jakart~1
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hoggatt Matt - mahogg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 1:15 PM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: Spaces in TOMCAT_HOME
> >
> >
> > Is it impossible to run tomcat as an NT service if there are spaces in
> > TOMCAT_HOME? For example, I want my tomcat path to be c:\Program
> > Files\Apache Group\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3, but it won't work because of
the
> > spaces. Any work arounds?
> >
> > -Matt
>
