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From: Mcgroder, J. <jam...@hp...> - 2011-05-04 12:20:01
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>>> on 2011-05-03 3:44pm EDT Keith Marshall wrote: >>> command.com, like cmd.exe, doesn't expand [wildcards]. Excellent point to be mindful of as well as the appropriate use of quotes when migrating batch functions from MS-DOS to MSYS. >>> the maximum that any MS-DOS program can accept is 126 chars I was under the assumption it was around 255, thank you for providing the correct limit. > On 03/05/11 18:01, Greg Chicares wrote: >If you paste > the expanded command line into CMD.EXE and it fails Yep, it crashed - great technique to keep in mind for future migrations. > workaround, try quoting the filename that contains wildcards. Worked perfectly - thank you. |