the filename,directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect

Question

 

dear frnds,

 

when iam editing batch or ini file by right click edit it shows the error message as

 

"the filename,directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

 

pls provide any solution to solve this issue

 

 

regards,

ram.n

Answer 1

Hello Ram.N

 

This is from TechNet:

 

Explanation:

The system does not accept the keyboard combination Alt+0 through Alt+32 or the following characters: \\ \\ / [ ] : | < > + ; = . ? "

User Action:

Correct the file name or volume label and try the command again.

 

There is also a thread in the Visual C# IDE forum that talks about how these same characters appearing in parent file directories may cause a similar error.

 

I hope that this helps.

 

Eliot - MSFT

Answer 2

nram wrote:

dear frnds,   when iam editing batch or ini file by right click edit it shows the error message as   "the filename,directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"   pls provide any solution to solve this issue     regards, ram.n

Answer 3

In my case, I had a trojan that changed different settings on my computer, including registry keys. After removing the trojan I ran a program called SDFix to reset the settings that the trojan had changed. The program ran very well, but have a bug. When it reset the registry key used to edit batch files (*.bat) it set it as follow:

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit\command] = %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

 

As you already probably notice there is lonley quote at the end of the value. Just delete that quote and you are done.

 

As always, you edit the registry at your own risk.

 

Regards,

Picus

 

 

Answer 4

Dear Picus,

 

I just read your message and modified the registory setting as per your suggestion and it worked the very next moment

Thank you so much for your solution; from couple of months, I have been struggling to find the solution for this issue.

 

 

Thnx again for your solution

 

Warm Regards,

Viral Rathod

 

 

Answer 5

thanks a lot man, your answer was very useful, it worked ok in my pc.

Answer 6

Dear Frnds,

 

thnx, i done the registry setting, now is working fine for editing batch file. but still iam having the same issue in editing *.ini file. if any same fix for this pls provide the registry setting

 

Thanks,

Ram.N

 

Answer 7

You'll find the following key having the same issue:

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\inifile\shell\open\command] = %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

 

 

Again, remove the lonely quote

Answer 8

The hotfix mentioned in this KB article fixed these problems in my case. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943337

 

Answer 9

Remove the " at the end of the path

It should read: %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

Answer 10

awesome
i tried another solution i read that had me deleting the %1 - it didn't work
yours was great
thank you
now if I could only figure out how the problem occurred

Answer 11

Thanks, It works.

Answer 12

Thanks Picus!

Answer 13

dear picus,

in my case, i have saved my documents and files on my USB drive because i need to reformat my pc..after saving it, i did formatting my pc..but when i open my files on my USB, there are unreadable characters (ex.
0s g
┴.
£,) and when i open it, it says "the file name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

i hope you have a solution regarding this matter.

brgds,

chaser21