Eric: Try:
EXECUTE "DOS /C DIR 'UVUSR\LFC\?HOLD?\..." This ought to work. Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric > Armstrong > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 9:59 AM > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U2Users > Subject: [U2] Escaping the '&' in Windows XP from Universe > > Does anyone know how to escape the "&" in the following Basic EXECUTE > statement? > > EXECUTE DOS /C DIR > UVUSR\LFC\&HOLD&\INSRECAP\SutherlandIssues200604.csv > CAPTURING msg RETURNING err > > Windows is choking on the "&". It thinks "HOLD" is a file in the LFC > directory. > > I tried the following- > > EXECUTE DOS /C DIR > "UVUSR\LFC\&HOLD&\INSRECAP\SutherlandIssues200604.csv" > EXECUTE DOS /C DIR > 'UVUSR\LFC\&HOLD&\INSRECAP\SutherlandIssues200604.csv' > EXECUTE DOS /C DIR > UVUSR\LFC\&&HOLD&&\INSRECAP\SutherlandIssues200604.csv > > and a few other things, but no go. > > We are on > Universe 10.1.10 > Windows XP 2002 > > Thanks in advance. > > Eric Armstrong > Programmer/Analyst > Lobel Financial > 714.816.1207 > 714.995.7012 fax > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
