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On 22/01/2010 19:10, Cooper, Karl (US SSA) wrote:
>> ---- jenniferlee@ wrote:

>>> Administrator AT nc042046 ~ $ cmd.exe /c 'mkdir C:\WINDOWS\temp' -bash:
>>> /cygdrive/c/Windows/system32/cmd.exe: Bad address
>>> 
> I get the same result you do when I use "/c" (lower case c), but the
> command is processed as expected when I use "/C" (upper case C).

  I get the same, and found a different workaround: it works by using "cmd"
instead of "cmd.exe".

    cheers,
      DaveK


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