RE: Xywwweb.reg

["Ambos, Paul" PAMBOS@xxxxxxxx]

Is the archive bit set for the Program subdirectory? That often generates
similar problems within XyWrite.

Regards,

Paul Ambos
pambos@xxxxxxxx



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Harry Binswanger [SMTP:hb@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Monday, February 23, 2004 2:40 PM
> To:	xywrite@xxxxxxxx
> Subject:	Xywwweb.reg
>
> I found out, sort of, why Xyperlinks were giving me trouble. U2 can't find
>
> my Netscape.
>
> My .REG setting is:
>
> Browser_DOS=C:\Progra~1\Netscape\Commun~1\Program\netscape.exe
>
> But that doesn't suffice. (None of the directories on that path are set to
>
> Read Only.)
>
> Testing gives the following baffling results:
>
> Executing CD to the path works--i.e.,
>
>   CD C:\Progra~1\Netscape\Commun~1\Program\
>
> does change the directory to the one that has netscape.exe in it (and a
> subsequent DIR netscape.exe finds it). But:
>
>   DIR C:\Progra~1\Netscape\Commun~1\Program\netscape.exe
>
> produces "File not found".
>
> Even the following does:
>
>   DIR C:\Progra~1\
>
> Meanwhile the following brings up an empty directory:
>
>   DIR C:\Progra~1
>
> This clearly has to do with long file names, because the following works:
>
>    DIR C:\text\
>
> and that works the same with and without the trailing backslash. I get the
>
> same strange results with Progra~1 whether I type it in manually on the
> command line, or the C:\Progra~1 from the .REG file.
>
> Harry Binswanger
> hb@xxxxxxxx