Valid Characters for a Volume Label (26295)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q26295
SUMMARY
The following characters are not allowed to be in a volume label when you
use the MS-DOS LABEL command (LABEL.COM):
*
?
[
]
:
<
>
|
+
=
:
,
/
\
/
"
In addition, control codes, such as CTRL+A, CTRL+D, and so forth, are not
allowed. All other ASCII characters, including the extended ASCII, are
valid.
LABEL.COM maps lowercase characters to uppercase.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/10/2003 |
| Keywords: |
KB26295 |
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