Using MS-DOS 5.0 COPY Switches /A /B to Remove ^Z (79658)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
This article was previously published under Q79658
SUMMARY
The following command should read file1 until a ^Z (end-of-file)
character, and then write this to file2 without the ^Z character (in
effect, stripping the ^Z):
copy file1 /a file2 /b
The above command works correctly on files where the size including
the ^Z character is 65024 or fewer bytes. However, it does not work
(does not strip ^Z) on files that are 65025 bytes or larger.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft MS-DOS
version 5.0. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here when it becomes available.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
12/3/1999 |
Keywords: |
KB79658 |
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