>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.
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>The line is:
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>mCommand = "WHOIS.EXE DRAGONMYR.COM > C:\TEMP\TEMP.TXT"
>Run /N &mCommand
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>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.
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>ie. works with
>Set default to D:\
>but not with
>Set default to "\\SERVER1\CUSTOMER MANAGER"
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>What it does wrong is, it tries to execute the > C:\temp\temp.txt as more command parameters, rather than a DOS pipe.
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>So, as the DOS window whips past, I see it execute
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>WHOIS DRAGONMYR.COM
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>which works fine, but then it tries
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>WHOIS >
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>which yields an error, then
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>WHOIS C:\TEMP\TEMP.TXT
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>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!
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>Any Windows gurus out there have a clue?
>
>Tina Robichaux
>Interland, Inc.