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Q122794: FTP Command ! Does Not Work with TCP/IP-32

Article: Q122794
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11; winnt:3.5; :3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
- Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run an FTP script file in Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 with
TCP/IP-32, commands like "! pause" (without the quotation marks) do not work
properly.

CAUSE
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The "!" FTP command is not supported with TCP/IP-32. The release notes for
Microsoft TCP/IP-32 states the following:

  "The FTP application which ships with this product does not support the '!'
  command, which typically invokes a user shell."

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

- Install Windows NT version 3.5

-or-

- Record a macro with the Recorder application using the FTP command and assign
  it a shortcut key instead of using a script file. In addition, make sure that
  the playback speed is set to Recorded Speed.

Additional query words: prodtcp32 wfw wfwg prodnt 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search kbAudDeveloper kbTCPIPSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWFW311 kbTCPIP311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11; winnt:3.5; :3.11

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