Article: Q139054
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51
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SUMMARY
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When you use the AT scheduler to run a command prompt operation, the following
error message appears:
The system cannot find the file specified
CAUSE
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This error occurs if the command prompt operation specified in the AT command
contains directory names that include spaces. For example, the following AT
command generates the above error:
AT 12:00 "XCOPY C\Source directory\*.* C:\Destination directory"
Within the AT command, the XCOPY command parses the space in the directory name
as a delimiter between parameters.
RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem,
1. Create a batch file that contains the desired command prompt operation.
2. Specify the batch file as the desired command for the scheduler service to
run. For example:
AT 12:00 C:\TEST.BAT
where TEST.BAT contains the following:
XCOPY "C:\Source directory\*.*" "C:\Destination directory"
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Version : 3.51
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