diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index 3c8f4a9..c1bd473 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.112 2003/02/28 19:46:26 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID    = "$Id: twander.py,v 3.113 2003/02/28 20:05:18 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION  = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@
 # Symbolic Constants Needed Below
 #####
 
-CMDSHELLESC   = '#'
-
 #####
 # Defaults
 #####
@@ -293,6 +291,9 @@
 
 # General Constants
 
+
+CMDESCAPE     = '"'             # Character to force literal dialog processing
+CMDSHELLESC   = CMDESCAPE       # Disable CMDSHELL processing for a  manual command entry
 KB            = 1024            # 1 KB constant
 MB            = KB * KB         # 1 MB constant
 GB            = MB * KB         # 1 GB constant
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@
 POLLINT       = 20              # Interval (ms) the poll routine should run
 PSEP          = os.sep          # Character separating path components
 SHOWDRIVES    = '\\\\'          # Logical directory name for Win32 Drive Lists
-STRICTMATCH   = '#'             # Tells wildcard system to enforce strict matching
+STRICTMATCH   = CMDESCAPE       # Tells wildcard system to enforce strict matching
 
 # Sort Field Names