Microsoft KB Archive/129485

= Piping Text Files Using RSH Fails =

Article ID: 129485

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q129485



SYMPTOMS
You can use the RSH command to pipe a text file as input to a remote command and execute it on a remote host. For example, the following command sends the .TXT to the remote host, which lists the file contents and displays the output on the local computer: 

type .TXT | RSH more

When you do this under Windows NT version 3.5, the file contents are not displayed and the following error message appears:

Terminal read: The pipe has been ended.

NOTE: In certain circumstances, Windows NT sends an empty file as input for the remote command.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use another command such as RCP to remotely copy the file and then use it as input for the remote command.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information on the availability of this fix.

Additional query words: prodnt 3.50 tcpip

Keywords: KB129485

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