Error Changing To Directory with Spaces Using /D Switch

ID: Q126851

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you use the CD command with the /D switch at the Windows NT Command Prompt (CMD.EXE) to change to a drive and a directory name with a space, the following error message appears:

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

RESOLUTION

In order to use this command to change to a directory name with a space, you must use quotation marks as follows:


   CD /D "D:\Microsoft Test"

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt chdir

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