http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2004/08/06/how-can-i-use-long-file-names-as-parameters.aspxHey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to run a command-line tool from a script, but I need to pass it a long file name like C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\logfile.txt . No matter how I try to pass that file name, however, my script blows up on meen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2004/08/06/how-can-i-use-long-file-names-as-parameters.aspx#3345373Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:07:42 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3345373ILv2Xlr8<p>This doesn&#39;t seem to work when I have mutiple switches that I am trying to add to the command line. &nbsp;e.g.:</p> <p>Dim switch1</p> <p>switch1= &quot;-switch1name chr(34) Networkdrive\longfilenamepath\dir1withspecial&amp;characters chr(34) &quot;</p> <p>Dim siwtch2</p> <p>switch2= &quot;-switch1name chr(34) Networkdrive\longfilenamepath\dir2withspecial&amp;characters chr(34) &quot;</p> <p>Dim switch3</p> <p>switch3= &quot;-switch1name chr(34) Networkdrive\longfilenamepath\dir3withspecial&amp;characters chr(34) &quot;</p> <p>Dim switch4</p> <p>switch4= &quot;-switch1name chr(34) Networkdrive\longfilenamepath\dir4withspecial&amp;characters chr(34) &quot;</p> <p>Dim switch5</p> <p>switch5= &quot;-switch1name chr(34) Networkdrive\longfilenamepath\dir5withspecial&amp;characters chr(34) &quot;</p> <p>shell &quot;Localdrive\path\file.exe&quot; &amp; switch1 &amp; switch2 &amp; switch3 &amp; switch4 &amp; switch5</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3345373" width="1" height="1">