Your path looks valid to me. However it has embedded spaces, so
you need to surround it with quotes.

Example usage:

  dsmc i "c:\export\invoices\The shipping and packing department\overdue\"
-subdir=yes
In DSM.OPT:
In DSM.OPT:

  EXCLUDE "c:\export\invoices\The shipping and packing
department\overdue\*"

  EXCLUDE "c:\export\invoices\The shipping and packing
department\overdue\...\*"

  EXCLUDE.DIR "c:\export\invoices\The shipping and packing
department\overdue"

Note that in the EXCLUDE.DIR you code the directory name without
a terminating backslash.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Storage Systems Division
ADSM Client Development
e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
"The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked."

Hello-
I am looking for information pertaining to path names (for Inc. exc list).
 What is valid what is not!
I have read: Installing the Clients and am unable or have missed what I am
looking for.  A user has
a path similar to: c:\export\invoices\The shipping and packing
department\overdue\  (This dir. is their choice)  If someone could point me
to a manual that would have the answer if this is a valid path name to
exclude(I need syntax help).  I would greatly appreciate it.
Kent