Command Prompt Does Not Recognize End-of-File Character
Article ID: 156258
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q156258
SYMPTOMS
The command prompt (Cmd.exe) in Windows NT does not recognize the end-of-
file character (0x1A) in batch and text files.
Specifically, batch files do not cease execution upon encountering the
end-of-file character, nor does the TYPE command stop displaying text when
it encounters the end-of-file character.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT
versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords: kbui KB156258