Creating a folder

[PMaier]

Hi,

I would like to use the shell command to create a folder, but pass the name of the folder using a string. E.g something like this:

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logmode logmsg %test = "c:\Test" logmsg %test shell mkdir %test

Alas, it does not work ("Unable to create process: The directory name is invalid in "SHELL MKDIR C:\TEST"."). Any ideas why?

Thanks, Philipp

PS I'm using Eviews 7.2.

[EViews Gareth]

Did you try:

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logmode logmsg %test = "c:\Test" logmsg %test shell mkdir {%test}

[PMaier]

I did. It doesn't work either. :-(

[EViews Gareth]

Did you run that exact same code, and do you have permissions to create a directory in the root of c:?

I just ran both versions, and both successfully create the test folder.

[PMaier]

Yes,

I ran exactly that code. I can manually create a folder c:\test, I can do it from the Windows command prompt, but not using the shell command.

Strange. Not the end of the world, but strange.

Oh well,

Philipp

[etienne]

Hi,

I have about the same problem since a couple of days. The "shell" command does't work anymore on my computer, though it does on my colleagues' ones, which share the same OS, software versions, privileges, etc. It used to work, I've been using it in a few programs since many months, and it still worked last week. No new software, config, or permissions change or other change I'm aware of on my computer. Of course, first thing I tried was to reboot, no success.

Whatever the exact shell command I use, for example the simple "shell dir", it returns something like : "Unable to create process: Le nom du répertoire est incorrect." Which means : "Unable to create process: The directory name is incorrect."

The similar "system" command in R on my computer works OK as before, nothing seems to have changed.

It's like EViews can't find anymore where is the cmd executable to launch. Could there be an EViews config file that became corrupt? Any ideas how I could fix it? Should EViews be re-installed on my computer?

Windows XP SP3, EViews 8 Enterprise Edition - Jun 13 2013 build

Best regards,

Étienne

[EViews Gareth]

Your default directory in EViews is probably corrupt (most likely the directory has been deleted, or doesn't exist on the network any more). Change your default directory.

[etienne]

That was it!

Thanks!

Étienne