I feel like I have alot of problems with the C: prompt in itself.  Alot of times, it won't show files that do certainly exist and I have to go through a number of steps just to get the dir / function to show that the file does exist. 

Is there some type of program available to me to run a diagnostics test on the C: prompt alone?

Thanks
DianePlease define what problem you are having, it may just be a matter of syntax.

What "steps" are they?
This is a snippet, which is in correct Perl form

#!\usr\bin\perl -w
open (MYTEXT, "halloween.txt") || die "Cannot open halloween.txt: $!\n";
print ;
close MYTEXT;


but when I go to run the program, the warning SYSTEM (I'm sorry for forgetting the name of the stupid thing (it's in Perl)  responds "backslash found where operator expected.  Missing operator before \?" and the operator and backslash ARE BOTH THERE AND WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.  That's why I'm wondering if I have some type of problem with the C: prompt.

Not only that, but many times I will try to open a file from a specific directory and the C: prompt responds with "the file does not exist" even though it does and I have to cd over and over again, and sometimes even have to quit the C: prompt altogether, then reopen it, to be able to locate the file that had just previously "not existed."  Those are the steps I was trying to refer to (having to close and reopen the C:prompt and/or changing the directories several times until C:prompt accepts that it exists and is in the directory.

Other than that, I have opened the C:prompt SEVERAL times and used dir to list out the directory's files and the file that DOES EXIST in Windows will not appear in the list until I do one of those 2 options I've already described.

Please help.
Thanks
Diane



Quote from: dimilinowski on July 30, 2008, 03:20:14 AM

I feel like I have alot of problems with the C: prompt in itself.  Alot of times, it won't show files that do certainly exist and I have to go through a number of steps just to get the dir / function to show that the file does exist. 

What "steps" are they?

many times I will try to open a file from a specific directory and the C: prompt responds with "the file does not exist" even though it does

REN Documents and Settings Diane does not work and responds the system cannot find the file specified.

Trying to implement a new instance of C: prompt without having to exit, I haven't been able to figure out yet,

I have to exit or close out of the C: prompt alot of times just to cd to another directory--it just won't do it.

First thing, I can't figure out how to use the freaky quote button.  Every time I highlight something then click "quote" the program quotes EVERYTHING!!!  Please help!!!

Is it safe to ren Compaq_Owner, then?

When you create a user account, Windows XP creates and populates a subfolder of the C:\Documents and Settings folder WHOSE name is the account name. In your case, you'll find a folder named C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq-Owner.

If you change the username using the User Accounts applet in Control Panel, Windows will display the changed name in some places, but it will not rename the underlying folder that contains the account's data and files (and, no, you can't rename that folder). It actually says right in the User Accounts applet: "This name will appear on the welcome screen and the start menu." What it doesn't spell out is that the (new) name will NOT be used in numerous other situations.

If you want the computer to refer to you as Diane in all situations, you'll have to create a new user account with that name. You'll probably want to make it an Administrator account. Transfer all your files and settings to the Diane account and LOG in using that account. Use that account for a while. When you're very, very sure you've transferred everything successfully, you can consider deleting the Compaq-Owner account.

However, the D & S folder is widely used by the system and if you manage to rename it the system will not be able to find it