Article: Q74932
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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The MS-DOS 5.0 "User's Guide and Reference" and MS-DOS 6.0 "User's Guide" do not
show a second parameter for the FCBS command. The online Help for MS-DOS 6.0 and
6.2 also does not show this parameter.
In previous versions of MS-DOS, the second FCBS parameter set the number of files
opened by FCBs (file control blocks) that MS-DOS cannot close automatically.
This parameter is no longer necessary with MS-DOS 5.x and later due to the
nature of the new FCB scheme.
When MS-DOS 5.x and later versions parse the CONFIG.SYS file, it disregards a
second parameter if present on the FCBS line. This feature allows old style FCBS
commands to be processed without error under MS-DOS 5.x and 6.x.
Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20
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Technology : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
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