Good advice, but I have also tried it from both MS Word and Notepad.
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Browse All TopicsI am having problems pasting into a puTTY window. I have a search string I have been using for years (rather than typing, I have it on a cut and paste cheat sheet). The string I have been using is as follows:
find . -type f -exec grep "XXXXX" {} \; -print //replacing XXXXX with some text
When I was using Reflections, I had no problems, but in my current situation, I am trying to do it without buying software. When I try to paste that into my terminal window, the quotes show as periods and that ruins the command. I am connecting to an MPE environment running in a Neartek shell on a Solaris 9 system. Terminal is set to VT-100+ in puTTY, but I am not sure what else to modify.
Google is not finding my answer the way I am asking it, so hopefully someone recognizes the situation.
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by: JustUNIXPosted on 2009-04-19 at 07:57:29ID: 24179229
Where are you copying tis string from? Ist it in a MS Word or Star Office document?
Make sure you have the correct quotes in that file. To verify, please out the string
into Notepad and try copying from there.
I have no problems copying and pasting any type of strings with putty ;-)