Subj : How to put <space> in menu.ctl xtern_dos
To   : Mvan Le
From : Mvan Le
Date : Wed May 04 2011 01:41 am

 ML> How do I put a space in the <cmd> part of a Xtern_Dos menu item ?

 ML> Eg, in "menus.ctl":

 ML> ========================================================
 ML> =====================
 ML> Xtern_Dos   C:\GAMES\KNK\KNK.BAT DORINFO1.DEF   normal  
 ML>  "Kannons & Katapults"
 ML> ========================================================
 ML> =====================

 ML> The above example will give an "Invalid ACS definition: 
 ML> 'DORINFO1.DEF'" error (Maximus treats the 
 ML> "dorinfo1.def" as the access definition rather than a 
 ML> parameter to "KNK.BAT"). I want Maximus to treat 
 ML> "dorinfo1.def" as a parameter to the calling batch file.

Ok I figured it out.

I use an underscore "_" to catenate spaces that are meant as part of a single 
string and "%U" for an actual underscore in the command line.

==============================================================================
Xtern_Dos   C:\GAMES\KNK\KNK.BAT_DORINFO1.DEF   normal   "Kannons & Katapults"
==============================================================================

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