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Article #4091Re: DOS batch quirks and environment variable weirdness.
From: Marshall L. Buhl
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 1990 21:32
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 1990 21:32
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stevek@hp-ptp.HP.COM (Steve_Kite) writes: >To echo a blank line in a batch file, use echo ALT-255. ALT-255 >a non-printable character, but your batch file doesn't know >that, so it will print a blank line. Why not just say: ECHO. That prints a blank line (no period) for me. It's real easy too. -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!crdgw1!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: DOS batch quirks and environment variable weirdness. Message-ID: <marshall.656371958@wind55> Date: 19 Oct 90 21:32:38 GMT References: <1990Oct15.102216.15639@csun.edu> <1400055@hp-ptp.HP.COM> Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 16