I have created an MS DOS batch file that backs up files in folders from one drive to another drive.
It works fine with all but one folder. The name of the folder is "Miller's pictures" It does not xcopy that folder.
The apostrophe is the problem. I put quotes around files with a space so that is not the problem.
I do not want to change the name of the folder. Is there a way of getting DOS to accept the apostrophe?
Thank you.
KeithI think you will find that it is not a normal apostrophe but one that comes from a foreign language character set.

Rename it with the apostrophe from your keyboard and it should be fine.Your guess appears to be correct. I tried a test filename with the keyboard apostrophe and the batch file found it fine!
Now, the problem is that I don't want to rename the folder since it contains zillions of pictures that have been ADDED to picassa. I fear that if I rename the folder I will lose all of the information that I connected to the pictures from within Picassa.
Any way to get the batch file to accept the FORIEGN character? Any other ideas?
KeithChanging the code page using the CP command at the start of the batch file might work.

or try Robocopy to back it up - see if that works with that character.Quote from: keithm on December 01, 2012, 11:03:26 AM

I fear that if I rename the folder I will lose all of the information that I connected to the pictures from within Picassa.