Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mcnc!ecsvax!harris
From: harris@ecsvax.UUCP (Mark Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: strings in DOS 3.0
Keywords: DOS 3.0, batch
Message-ID: <7342@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jul 89 12:23:23 GMT
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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I've run into a problem while writing a batch file.  To illustrate,
consider the following:
  SET A=HI
  SET B=THERE
  ECHO %A% %B%
In DOS 2.1 and 3.3 the batch file has the desired effect: HI THERE is
echoed.  In DOS 3.0, only HI is echoed.  In fact, in DOS 3.0 the first
%name% terminates the line.  I really need the ability to concatenate
string variables, but I don't see how to do it in DOS 3.0.  Any words
of wisdom out there?  This must be a widely-known bug in a single DOS
version, but I've never heard of it before.

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     Mark Harris                            mail:harris@ecsvax(UUCP/BITNET)
     Department of Mathematical Sciences
     Appalachian State University
     Boone, NC 28608      (704) 262-3050 office, 264-6906 home