PRDLM9103012: IF Condition Fails If DOS LM Drive Is Redirected ID Number: Q70887
2.00b MS-DOS buglist2.00b
Summary:
PROBLEM ID: DLM9103012
SYMPTOMS With a drive redirected to an HPFS/FAT/HPFS386 share volume, the following batch file condition fails (is false)
if exist t:\nul
(where t: is the redirected drive).
CAUSE This problem is specific to MS-DOS and does not occur in OS/2 .CMD files.
RESOLUTION Use "t:*.*" instead of “t:”.