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== SUMMARY == | == SUMMARY == | ||
SORT adds an extra character to the end of the file being sorted if an end-of-file (EOF) or carriage return ( | SORT adds an extra character to the end of the file being sorted if an end-of-file (EOF) or carriage return (<CR>) character is missing from the end of the file. | ||
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== MORE INFORMATION == | == MORE INFORMATION == | ||
Some text editors don't automatically add a | Some text editors don't automatically add a <CR> or EOF character to the end of the file (unlike MS-DOS Edit).<br /> | ||
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If you use this type of editor and your file doesn't have a trailing | If you use this type of editor and your file doesn't have a trailing <CR> or EOF character, your sorted file contains an extra character. For example, if you sort the following file (which does not have an EOF or <CR> character at the end of the file) | ||
<pre class="fixed_text"> AA | <pre class="fixed_text"> AA<CR> | ||
BB | BB<CR> | ||
CC | CC<CR> | ||
AA | AA | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
with the command SORT | with the command SORT < TEXT.TXT > TESTOUT.TXT, your sorted output is | ||
<pre class="fixed_text"> AA | <pre class="fixed_text"> AA<CR> | ||
AAx | AAx<CR> | ||
BB | BB<CR> | ||
CC | CC<CR> | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
where x is a random character from memory. | where x is a random character from memory. | ||
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== RESOLUTION == | == RESOLUTION == | ||
To work around this problem, edit the file you want to sort and add a | To work around this problem, edit the file you want to sort and add a <CR> to the end. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 20 July 2020
Article ID: 104731
Article Last Modified on 5/6/2003
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
This article was previously published under Q104731
SUMMARY
SORT adds an extra character to the end of the file being sorted if an end-of-file (EOF) or carriage return (<CR>) character is missing from the end of the file.
MORE INFORMATION
Some text editors don't automatically add a <CR> or EOF character to the end of the file (unlike MS-DOS Edit).
If you use this type of editor and your file doesn't have a trailing <CR> or EOF character, your sorted file contains an extra character. For example, if you sort the following file (which does not have an EOF or <CR> character at the end of the file)
AA<CR>
BB<CR>
CC<CR>
AA
with the command SORT < TEXT.TXT > TESTOUT.TXT, your sorted output is
AA<CR>
AAx<CR>
BB<CR>
CC<CR>
where x is a random character from memory.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, edit the file you want to sort and add a <CR> to the end.
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 garbage extended ASCII corrupt corrupted symbol
Keywords: KB104731
