Article: Q34760
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.3,3.3a,4.0,5.0
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Last Modified: 23-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 5.0
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SUMMARY
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If the last line in a batch file is a label and there is no carriage return
character after the label, the command immediately preceding the label will be
executed twice.
The workaround for this problem is to include a carriage return at the end of a
label.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 3.3, 3.30a, 4.0,
and 5.0. This problem was corrected in MS-DOS version 6.0.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following batch file
echo hello <cr>
:label <cr>
<eof>
will produce the following output:
C>echo hello
hello
C>
C>
If the carriage return after the label is omitted, as follows
echo hello <cr>
:label <eof>
the file will produce the following output:
C>echo hello
hello
hello
C>
C>
Additional query words: 3.30 3.30a 4.00 5.00 noupd
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS400 kbMSDOS330a kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS330
Version : MS-DOS:3.3,3.3a,4.0,5.0
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