Q94358: MemMaker Err Msg with QEMM: ‘Bad Command or Filename’

Article: Q94358
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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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 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you are using QEMM to load your files into upper memory and the FILES command
has a plus (+) sign for a delimiter (for example, C:\QEMM\LOADHI /R:1 FILES+30),
you will receive the following error message:

  Bad Command or Filename

CAUSE
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Using a plus sign as a delimiter is not standard for MS-DOS. If your QEMM
command contains "FILES+nn", MemMaker returns the error message noted above.

WORKAROUND
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To work around the problem, remove the QEMM "FILES+nn" command from your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file and use the "files=" setting in your CONFIG.SYS file to
specify the number of open files. Run MemMaker again to ensure that you have the
optimal memory configuration.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 handles 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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