help with command line

I'm having trouble running a program from the command line

alzip -a c:\myfile backup.zi

When I try this I get an error saying alzip isn't recognized as an
internal/external command. If I just type alzip without the arguments the
program launches. The command should work as it's just following the generic
syntax on the website.

Any suggestions?

Is the -a switch valid? There is a space in the path, spaces in paths
at the command prompt have to be surrounded by quotation marks:

alzip -a "c:\myfile backup.zip"

or maybe you meant this:

alzip -a c:\myfile\backup.zip

John

Rob wrote:

> I'm having trouble running a program from the command line
>
> alzip -a c:\myfile backup.zi
>
> When I try this I get an error saying alzip isn't recognized as an
> internal/external command. If I just type alzip without the arguments the
> program launches. The command should work as it's just following the generic
> syntax on the website.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>

Program support?
http://www.altools.net/Home/Contact/...8/Default.aspx

Rob wrote:

> I'm having trouble running a program from the command line
>
> alzip -a c:\myfile backup.zi
>
> When I try this I get an error saying alzip isn't recognized as an
> internal/external command. If I just type alzip without the arguments the
> program launches. The command should work as it's just following the generic
> syntax on the website.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>

Yes, it's a valid switch. The name after the space is actually the output
alzip -a c:\myfile.ext backup.zip

I just tried it again and it seems to have worked. I must have accidentally
put an extra space or something.

Thanks anyways :P


"John John" <audetweld@nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
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> Is the -a switch valid? There is a space in the path, spaces in paths at
> the command prompt have to be surrounded by quotation marks:
>
> alzip -a "c:\myfile backup.zip"
>
> or maybe you meant this:
>
> alzip -a c:\myfile\backup.zip
>
> John
>
> Rob wrote:
>
>> I'm having trouble running a program from the command line
>>
>> alzip -a c:\myfile backup.zi
>>
>> When I try this I get an error saying alzip isn't recognized as an
>> internal/external command. If I just type alzip without the arguments the
>> program launches. The command should work as it's just following the
>> generic syntax on the website.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>