I am experiencing problems with a one line of code after upgrading from 3.0 to 6.0, and I think I know why, but can't solve it.

The line is:

mCommand = "WHOIS.EXE DRAGONMYR.COM > C:\TEMP\TEMP.TXT"
Run /N &mCommand

This works fine when I change the default directory to a drive letter that the network drive is mapped to; it does not work if I change the default directory to a network path.

ie. works with
Set default to D:\
but not with
Set default to "\\SERVER1\CUSTOMER MANAGER"

What it does wrong is, it tries to execute the > C:\temp\temp.txt as more command parameters, rather than a DOS pipe.

So, as the DOS window whips past, I see it execute

WHOIS DRAGONMYR.COM

which works fine, but then it tries

WHOIS >

which yields an error, then

WHOIS C:\TEMP\TEMP.TXT

The really odd thing is, if I enter this line into the "RUN" box from the "Start" menu button in Win98, I get the same behavior!

Any Windows gurus out there have a clue?

Tina Robichaux
Interland, Inc.