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  • Win2K - bat files - region???

    I created a text file using notepad. Then i changed the extension to a .bat file.

    When i try to edit it in a command prompt i get a DOS(like) edit window but with a pop-up message saying "you must select a region first"

    This is not a big problem, because Í don´t HAVE to edit in DOS mode, but what does it mean?

    I´ve never heard of regions before (at least not in this context)
    If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."

  • #2
    Since Win2k's command prompt is not comparable to a Win9x or ME dos-prompt, have you tried the easier way of finding the batch file on your harddrive and just rightclick and choosing edit, to edit it?

    Dude

    [This message has been edited by Jorden (edited 03 March 2001).]
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    • #3
      Well I've just done this:
      Code:
      E:\>ren test.txt test.bat
      
      E:\>edit test.bat
      
      E:\>type test.bat
      echo Groovy
      
      E:\>test
      
      E:\>echo Groovy
      Groovy
      So, it appears I'm not affected?

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      • #4
        btw, that was in cmd.exe - the following is in command.com
        Code:
        E:\>copy test.bat test16.bat
                1 file(s) copied.
        
        E:\>edit test16.bat
        
        E:\>type test16.bat
        echo More groovyness
        
        E:\>test16
        
        E:\>echo More groovyness
        More groovyness
        Is this what's causing a problem?

        [edit]
        And I've now just tried it in cmd.exe using the various types of text file (ANSI/Unicode-Little and Big Endian/UTF-8), still can't reproduce this

        Don't support you're trying to access a text file off a DVD
        [/edit]

        [This message has been edited by Pace (edited 03 March 2001).]
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        • #5
          Nope... it´s not on a DVD

          It´s not that it´s giving me that much grief. I can still edit the file.

          I was just currious if anybody knew what the devil a "region" was as far as .bat files are concerned??
          If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is "God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to tell him is "Probably because of something you did."

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          • #6
            While I'm sure this isn't the fix to your problem, or even related to your problem, the only thing that comes to mind for me is the NLSFUNC command.

            <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">
            Nlsfunc
            Loads country-specific information. Windows 2000 and the MS-DOS subsystem do not use this command. It is accepted only for compatibility with MS-DOS files.
            </font>
            Again, I doubt it's related, but hey, it's a shot....

            b

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