Microsoft KB Archive/96955

= RENAME Drops Character If Wildcard Is Used =

Article ID: 96955

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 Q96955



SYMPTOMS
You may receive unexpected behavior from the RENAME (REN) command if you use wildcard characters. This occurs only if the old and new names have different character lengths. For example, suppose you want to rename the following two files:

ndcsend.cm

ndcsend.obj

Rename them both using the following command:

ren ndc*.* tran*.*

The expected result is the following filenames:

transend.c

transend.obj

However, the following filenames are generated:

tranend.c

tranend.obj



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 5.x, 6.0, 6.2, and 6.21. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB96955

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