In my dos prompt i have to put in a ~ character to open any files. but for some reason it wont show up in the dos box/prompt... I'm just wondering if there is any form of ctrl+? thing that could get me to typing a ~ character. It's only the dos prompt that wont recognize that key is what gets me the most though...
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A:
Hold down the Alt key and type 0126 (zero one two six) on the numeric keypad.
RichieHindle
2009-05-08 05:33:15
sorry didnt work... thanks though.
2009-05-08 07:10:01
I guess whatever's stopping the key from working is also stopping Alt-0126 from working. Sorry, I don't have any more suggestions.
RichieHindle
2009-05-08 07:56:25
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How about trying to copy/paste it?
- Start->Run->charmap
- select the ~ char and hit select then copy
- open the prompt window and go Alt+Space then Edit->Paste
Vuk
2009-05-23 20:16:58
A:
On Spanish keyboards you can press "Alt Gr" and "4".
That key combination will write a tilde anywhere, including the command line.
mr-euro
2009-05-23 20:36:36
Obviously if your keyboard is not Spanish, you can easily change the layout to Spanish within seconds in the control panel.
mr-euro
2009-05-23 20:38:10