"Invalid Number of Parameters"

NathanBWF

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Trying to navigate my way through the command prompt in windows 98. Trying to get to the 'Application Data' folder which is under the Windows folder. So I go...

cd windows
cd application data

and I get:

"Invalid Number of Parameters" and it won't change directories. I also did a DIR listing and didn't see that folder in there either. How can I browse to that folder using the command prompt...?
 

PrincessGuard

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Application Data might be a hidden folder. dir /ah will let you see it.

And you need quotes around folder names with spaces. Win2k/XP can do without them but 98 can't.
 

Jolt2

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Remember that DOS only accepts 8 characters as a file name. In Win98 use have to truncate the file name down to the 8 characters. That is what DaveSimmons is referring to above.
 

PrincessGuard

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Originally posted by: Jolt2
Remember that DOS only accepts 8 characters as a file name. In Win98 use have to truncate the file name down to the 8 characters. That is what DaveSimmons is referring to above.

Pure DOS supports only 8.3 names but the Win98 command prompt does support long filenames. You can do cd "program files" just fine and typing dir will show both the 8.3 name and the long name.