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Q96955: RENAME Drops Character If Wildcard Is Used

Article: Q96955
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive unexpected behavior from the RENAME (REN) command if you use
wildcard characters. This occurs only if the old and new names have different
character lengths. For example, suppose you want to rename the following two
files:

  ndcsend.cm
  ndcsend.obj

Rename them both using the following command:

  ren ndc*.* tran*.*

The expected result is the following filenames:

  transend.c
  transend.obj

However, the following filenames are generated:

  tranend.c
  tranend.obj

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 5.x, 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 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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