Microsoft Knowledge Base Email Alertz
All KB/RSS Links  |  Hot Kb!  |  New Kb!  |  Scott Cate  |  FAQ / KB  |  Web Hosting  |  Unsubscribe  

(68003) - Edlin appears to treat lines containing 69 characters as though they visually wrap on the screen. To see this behavior, use Edlin's L command. Normally, without line wrapping, Edlin's L command displays one full screen of text. If a line...

Search KbAlertz

Advanced Search

Receive Microsoft Knowledge Base articles by E-Mail?

Every night we scan the Microsoft Knowledge Base. If technologies you're interested in are updated, we'll send you an e-mail. You only get one e-mail a day, and only when new articles are added.
Click here to create a
FREE account
Already have an account?
[Click here to Login]











Microsoft Knowledge Base Article

This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks
Article ID: 68003 - Last Review: October 16, 2003 - Revision: 2.0

Peculiarities with Edlin's Line Display

Retired KB ArticleRetired KB Content Disclaimer
View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q68003

SUMMARY

Edlin appears to treat lines containing 69 characters as though they visually wrap on the screen. To see this behavior, use Edlin's "L" command.

Normally, without line wrapping, Edlin's "L" command displays one full screen of text. If a line containing 69 characters is contained within the lines being displayed, the following prompt is displayed:
Continue (Y/N)?
The number of lines displayed on the screen at this point is fewer than one full screen, even though screen wrapping has not occurred.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS versions 4.0, 4.01, and 5.0. Edlin is not included with later versions of MS-DOS.
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
Back to the top
Keywords: 
KB68003
Retired KB ArticleRetired KB Content Disclaimer
This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
Back to the top
        

Community Feedback System

Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back. Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what didn't.

Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry edits), please consult a professional.

Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.

-- Scott Cate

Copyright © 2002-2007 KBALERTZ.COM.  All Rights Reserved. Terms / Privacy. Discount ASP.NET Hosting