Re: Windows DOS box is lying to me

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From: Azmi Tenikalp
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 05:28

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                       THE   SUMMARY :
          (it _was_ a bug in Windows for Workgroups)

First of all, many thanks to everyone who responded.  

The question was :

     Why does a DOS test for the existence of a directory in the form of :
 
          if exist dir_name\nul goto blah_blah_blah
 
     return incorrect results when run in a DOS window ?

As Richard Clayton, Malcolm Murphy and Ian Hobson pointed out (once again, 
thank you very much), this was because of a bug in Windows for Workgroups 
3.11.

I spoke to Microsoft, who said :

     * they have a note of the bug

     * it happens only when 32 bit disk/file access, or certain network
       drivers are enabled (I haven't tested this)

     * there are no plans to fix the bug for the current version

     * it will probably be fixed in future releases (that's what they said!)

     * they have no workaround to suggest




        azmi                                azmi@azmi.demon.co.uk

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