I want to call
cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.com" mysolution.sln /build "release|win32"
Unfortunately this does not work, because I get the error: 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
As I understand, I need quoting for the spaces and quotes for the |, but I am only allowed to use the quotes once.
Any ideas how to quote this command line call correctly?
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The correct syntax for this is to include every directory name that includes spaces, in double quotes
cmd /c C:\"Program Files"\"Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0"\Common7\IDE\devenv.com mysolution.sln /build "release|win32"
Spaces are used for separating Arguments. In your case C:\Program becomes argument. If your file path contains spaces then add Double quotation marks. Then cmd will recognize it as single argument.
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