Thread: Need some help

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    Question Need some help

    Im new to programming and trying to copy a file from My Documents To C.

    The code i use is:
    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main(){
        system("title copy1");
    
    MessageBox(NULL, "Copy","Press OK To Start Copy", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
    system("copy C:\\Documents and Settings\\me\\Mine dokumenter\\test.txt C:\\test.txt");
         cin.get();
              }
    The main problem is the spaces in "Documents and settings" anyone know how to get past that
    im using windows xp/dev-c++
    and for some reason the opposite /'s are shown as W here
    Last edited by dumazz; 08-01-2007 at 07:00 AM.

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    Code:
    system("copy \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\me\\Mine dokumenter\\test.txt\" C:\\test.txt");
    Though if you're going to use so many system() calls, you may as well write it as a batch file.
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