How can I find filenames containing spaces?

[Guest]

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My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can I
search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
filenames)

 

[Jon]

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Put the search expression in quotes

eg
"I contain spaces"

Jon


"Max Kashner" <MaxKashner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB556F9D-6D3B-4BF7-83EB-62A93E008520@microsoft.com...
> My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can
> I
> search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
> cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
> this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
> filenames)

 

[Guest]

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I am not looking for the word "spaces", I am looking for filenames containing
a space character (whitespace), as in the thing you put between words when
you are typing.

"Jon" wrote:

> Put the search expression in quotes
>
> eg
> "I contain spaces"
>
> Jon
>
>
> "Max Kashner" <MaxKashner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EB556F9D-6D3B-4BF7-83EB-62A93E008520@microsoft.com...
> > My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can
> > I
> > search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
> > cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
> > this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
> > filenames)
>
>
>

 

[Jon]

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Ignore that post

Jon


"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
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> Put the search expression in quotes
>
> eg
> "I contain spaces"
>
> Jon
>

 

[Jon]

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start > run > cmd

dir *" "*.* /s

Jon


"Max Kashner" <MaxKashner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB556F9D-6D3B-4BF7-83EB-62A93E008520@microsoft.com...
> My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can
> I
> search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
> cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
> this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
> filenames)

 

[Guest]

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Thanks! That worked great.

"Jon" wrote:

> start > run > cmd
>
> dir *" "*.* /s
>
> Jon
>
>
> "Max Kashner" <MaxKashner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EB556F9D-6D3B-4BF7-83EB-62A93E008520@microsoft.com...
> > My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can
> > I
> > search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
> > cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
> > this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
> > filenames)
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Max Kashner wrote:

> My client cannot handle files with filenames containing spaces... How can I
> search for these? The spaces are in different parts of the filenames so I
> cannot figure it out. Can you search for a "space" character? When I try
> this, it returns all folders and files (many not containing spaces in
> filenames)
Hi,

My suggestion:

Do your search with Agent Ransack (free)

Download it from here:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx

Then, in the File name field, just fill in a space to search for files
with spaces in the file name.


Alternatively, in a command prompt, the following command will find
all files with spaces in the file name (will cover all files in the
C: drive). The output will be redirected to the text file C:\Files.txt

dir c:\"* *" /S /A-D /B >C:\Files.txt



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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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