Subj : Re: 4NT Tab completion and spaces
To   : dangling joe
From : Steve
Date : Sun Mar 03 2002 04:18 am

From: "E. S. (Steve) Fabian" <ESFabian@BellAtlantic.net>

dangling joe wrote:
>
> When sitting in a 4NT prompt (4.01a), if I do
>
> start blah<tab>
>
> and the completed filename is a long filename with a space in it,
> and press enter, it doesn't start it, but rather opens another 4nt
> window.
>
> Is there any way to fix this?

Filename completion puts quotemakrs around names with embedded space; the 4NT 
start syntax specifies that this is a window title, not a program. Try:

start /pgm balh<tab>

You might even create

alias strt=start /pgm
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