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Q101059: Current Directory Changes When Using the LABEL Command

Article: Q101059
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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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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If you use the MS-DOS LABEL command to change the volume label for a drive other
than the current one, the current directory changes if it has the same name as
one of its subdirectories.

For example, if you have a directory structure such as C:\TEST\TEST and the
current directory is C:\TEST, if you enter

  " LABEL A: " (without the quotation marks)

the current directory changes to C:\TEST\TEST.

This problem occurs only when the first directory is directly off the root and
the second-level directory has the same name as the first.

NOTE: This could cause problems in batch files that expect the current directory
to remain the same.

WORKAROUND
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As a workaround in batch files using the LABEL command, you should add a command
below the LABEL command that changes to the desired directory.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft MS-DOS versions 6.0,
6.2, 6.21, and 6.22. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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