Microsoft KB Archive/74932

= Second FCBS Parameter Not Used in MS-DOS 5.x and 6.x =

Article ID: 74932

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q74932



SUMMARY
The MS-DOS 5.0 &quot;User's Guide and Reference&quot; and MS-DOS 6.0 &quot;User's Guide&quot; do not show a second parameter for the FCBS command. The online Help for MS-DOS 6.0 and 6.2 also does not show this parameter.

In previous versions of MS-DOS, the second FCBS parameter set the number of files opened by FCBs (file control blocks) that MS-DOS cannot close automatically. This parameter is no longer necessary with MS-DOS 5.x and later due to the nature of the new FCB scheme.

When MS-DOS 5.x and later versions parse the CONFIG.SYS file, it disregards a second parameter if present on the FCBS line. This feature allows old style FCBS commands to be processed without error under MS-DOS 5.x and 6.x.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB74932

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