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Nested FOR Loops Using "~" Operators Do Not Work

Article ID: 163772

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q163772

SYMPTOMS

If one batch script uses FOR loops to select other batch scripts to call and the other batch script also has a FOR loop the, ~operators does not work.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt sp2 serv pack 4.00

Keywords: kbbug kbprogramming KB163772