Microsoft KB Archive/78721

= MS-DOS Editor Can Edit Lines Greater than 256 Characters =

Article ID: 78721

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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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 Q78721



SUMMARY
A file created with or modified by an editor that allows the creation of lines longer than 256 characters may be edited with MS-DOS Editor up to the length of the longest line in that file (if the longest line is longer than 256 characters).



MORE INFORMATION
Page 211 of the version 5.0 &quot;Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference&quot; states that MS-DOS Editor can create lines up to 256 characters long. This applies only to files created with MS-DOS Editor.

If a file has been created or modified with another editor that can create lines longer than 256 characters, the MS-DOS Editor will be able to edit that file and create lines up to the length of the longest line in that file.

If you shorten the longest line, the file may be edited only up to the new length of the longest line or 256 characters, whichever is greater.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB78721

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