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Q95559: MemMaker Does Not Preserve Redirection or Trailing Spaces

Article: Q95559
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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MemMaker does not preserve redirection syntax and trailing spaces in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For example, if you have C:\DOS\DOSKEY >NUL in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, MemMaker changes it to LH /L:x,nnnn C:\DOS\DOSKEY. If you
have "set prompt=[$p] " (without the quotation marks) in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
MemMaker removes the trailing space and changes it to "set prompt=[$p]".

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and put the >NUL
statement and/or trailing spaces back in after you run MemMaker.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 6.0, 6.2, and
6.21. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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