Excluding a list of files what is the correct way to seperate them?

[Chimaera 140]

Hi all

Im working on a backup program and i need to give it files i do want to find and files i dont want it to find.

Includes

$_inc_office = "*.xls* *.pdf *.txt *.ppt *.doc*"

Excludes

$_exc_vista_files="thumbs.db ntuser.dat NTUSER.DAT *.lnk Kalimba.mp3 Maid with the Flaxen Hair.mp3

Now the problem i have is the last one on the excludes >> Maid with the Flaxen Hair.mp3 << because of the spaces it will miss it, now normally in CMD i would do this >> "Maid with the Flaxen Hair.mp3" << so that the spaces dont break the windows spaces problem

so how do i add them in autoit to keep it working

$_exc_vista_files="thumbs.db" "ntuser.dat" "NTUSER.DAT" "*.lnk" "Kalimba.mp3" "Maid with the Flaxen Hair.mp3"

if i do it like this do i need to tell autoit that it is to read them all? or do i add >> & << inbetween each one or whats the simple way?

Sorry if this is a dumb question but ive just returned to coding again after a long layoff

Chimaera

Edited February 6, 2011 by Chimaera

[saywell 2]

Put single quotes around the filenames with spaces and double quotes around the outside [or perhaps even the other way round].

William

[Chimaera 140]

Ok thanks

And what happens if some of the items have single quotes in the names?

e.g.

"Muita Bobeira.wma" "OAM's Blues.wma"

do i just wildcard the offending character with a * ?

Thanks

[JohnOne 1,589]

That example you gave should be fine.