RENAME Drops Character If Wildcard Is Used (96955)
The information in this article applies to:
• 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 Q96955
SYMPTOMS
You may receive unexpected behavior from the RENAME (REN) command if
you use wildcard characters. This occurs only if the old and new names
have different character lengths. For example, suppose you want to
rename the following two files:
Rename them both using the following command:
The expected result is the following filenames:
However, the following filenames are generated:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 5.x, 6.0,
6.2, and 6.21. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/12/2003 |
| Keywords: |
KB96955 |
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