Microsoft KB Archive/34760

= Missing  after Batch Label Causes Repeat of Last Command =

Article ID: 34760

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q34760



SUMMARY
If the last line in a batch file is a label and there is no carriage return character after the label, the command immediately preceding the label will be executed twice.

The workaround for this problem is to include a carriage return at the end of a label.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 3.3, 3.30a, 4.0, and 5.0. This problem was corrected in MS-DOS version 6.0.



MORE INFORMATION
The following batch file echo hello 
 * label 

will produce the following output: C>echo hello hello

C> C> If the carriage return after the label is omitted, as follows echo hello 
 * label

the file will produce the following output: C>echo hello hello hello

C> C>

Additional query words: 3.30 3.30a 4.00 5.00 noupd

Keywords: KB34760

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