Microsoft KB Archive/229880

= Cannot Use Spaces in MS-DOS Command Parameters =

Article ID: 229880

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q229880



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use an MS-DOS command that contains a path statement, you may receive the following error message:

Too many parameters.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you use a path statement that contains spaces. Note that the space could be in the folder or file name.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, place quotation marks around each path parameter that contains a space. For example:

xcopy "c:\multimedia files\test.txt" \\machine_name\path

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