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Q104195: SET Command May Truncate the List of Environment Variables

Article: Q104195
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run the Windows NT SET command in Command Prompt, the list of
environment variables may be truncated if the size of the list of environment
variables you have exceeds 3.5 KB.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Start Command Prompt from the Main group in Program Manager.

2. Run approximately 50 SET commands, assigning each variable at least 100
  characters. For example:

  SET TEST1 = ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ
  ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ

  SET TEST2 = ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ
  ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ
  ...

3. Type SET and press ENTER.

You will only see 30 to 35 of the self-defined variables.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and
Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will
post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.1

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