Microsoft KB Archive/134521

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Run Command on Start Menu Does Not Accept Redirection or Pipes

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Q134521

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you type a command that contains the pipe symbol (|) or the redirection symbols ( or >>) in the Open box of the Run command, the command is not carried out. For example, if you type the following line

"MORE'''" you receive the following error message:

Parse error 4

CAUSE
Pipes and redirections are handled by Command.com and not by the Run command on the Start menu. If you type a pipe or redirection symbol in the Open box of the Run command, the symbol is given to the program as a command-line parameter.

In the example above, the MEM program is given a command line of "| more" and encounters the parse error because "| more" is not a valid switch.

WORKAROUND
To pass pipes and redirections to a program, invoke Command.com explicitly by typing a line such as the following:

"MORE'''" Keywords :

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95