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Q104543: MemMaker Truncates Lines Longer than 101 Characters

Article: Q104543
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: 22-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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If you have long lines in your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files, they may be
truncated when you run MemMaker.

CAUSE
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MemMaker truncates lines longer than 128 characters. If you have lines that are
close to 128 characters long, they are still truncated because MemMaker
temporarily adds SIZER information to the front of the lines when it tries to
determine the size of your device drivers and terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR)
programs. If your MS-DOS files are stored in C:\DOS (or any 3-character name
directory), MemMaker typically adds 26 or 27 characters to each device driver
and TSR command.

RESOLUTION
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To work around or avoid this problem, make sure all the lines in your CONFIG.SYS
and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are no longer than 101 characters in length.

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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