[dba-Tech] The Command prompt line length

Wow, Max - great find!
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Max Wanadoo wrote:
> Searching for this...
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> http://commandwindows.com/index.html
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> for you....
>
> Max
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: 20 July 2009 13:01
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The Command prompt line length
>
> Thanks Max... Where were you yesterday? ;-)
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:08 AM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The Command prompt line length
>
> The variable letter is preceded with a single percent sign when using the
> command line directly or double percent signs in a batch file.
>
> Max
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: 20 July 2009 04:17
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The Command prompt line length
>
> Thanks Bobby:
>
> If you want to see what the actual code does exchange the function 'set' for
> 'echo'
>
> Change:
> for /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %i in ('date /t') do set dt=%k%i%j
>
> To:
> for /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %i in ('date /t') do echo dt=%k%i%j
> or...
> for /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %i in ('date /t') do echo %k%i%j
>
> Copy one of the above lines to the command lind and press enter.
>
> Next, to test the line of code in a batch file open up a notepad session,
> paste the line in and save it to some file like 'test.bat'; then try to run
> the batch file and see if it works. If it does not then you can see the same
> error as I am.
>
> Jim 
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 5:39 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The Command prompt line length
>
> Jim.
>
> Is it possible that when the line is expanded internally that it is too
> long?  I don't know where %i is pointing to, but my guess is that the folder
> that %i is pointing to is pretty long.
>
> Bobby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 6:56 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: [dba-Tech] The Command prompt line length
>
> Hi All:
>
> Has anyone heard of there being a limit of a line length within a batch
> file?
>
> I have a batch file that creates a directory and writes some backup data to
> it. This batch file works fine on other computers but on a specific computer
> the batch files fails on a longer line (64 characters). If the same line is
> run in direct mode no problem.
>
> The syntax is correct because if the line is cut and pasted to a command
> prompt the line functions correctly. The rest of the batch file runs fine
> without that one line... so it is related exclusively to the one line of
> code.
>
> Putting that one line of code into a batch file and then running it results
> in the same error. It appears that it is not buffering the whole line before
> attempting to run it.
>
> If anyone has run across this type of issues before and hopefully found a
> solution please pass it on.
>
> TIA
> Jim
>
> PS the cmd line of code is:
> for /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %i in ('date /t') do set dt=%k%i%j  
>
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