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PRB: CD Command Results in "Unrecognized command verb" Error

Article ID: 133244

Article Last Modified on 2/15/2000

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q133244

SYMPTOMS

Issuing the CD.. command in the Visual FoxPro Command window to change to the parent directory, generates this error message:

Unrecognized command verb.

CAUSE

The Visual FoxPro parsing algorithm looks at CD.. as one token, so it generates the error.

RESOLUTION

Use the following correct syntax when using the CD command to change to the parent directory:

   CD ..

NOTE: There must be a space between CD and the two periods. This information is documented in the "CD|CHDIR Command" topic of the Help menu.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: VFoxWin change directory MS-DOS DOS

Keywords: KB133244