Article ID: 111706
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 Q111706
SYMPTOMS
The REPLACE command displays a "Path not found" error and does not update the files in the destination directory.
CAUSE
This error can occur if the destination directory name has an extension and you use "." or ".." path notation in the REPLACE command line. For example, if the destination directory is C:\TEST.DIR and you type the following command from the C:\TEST.DIR> prompt
replace c:\dos\*.com ..\test.dir
the result is:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 5.0, 5.0a, 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.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, specify the complete path on the REPLACE command line instead of using the "." or ".." notation. For example:
replace c:\dos\*.com c:\test.dir
Additional query words: 6.22 6.20 errmsg err message pathname
Keywords: KB111706
