Article: Q134521
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
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SYMPTOMS
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When you type a command that contains the pipe symbol (|) or the redirection
symbols (< or > or >>) in the Open box of the Run command, the
command is not carried out. For example, if you type the following line
" MEM | MORE " (without the quotation marks)
you receive the following error message:
Parse error 4
CAUSE
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Pipes and redirections are handled by Command.com and not by the Run command on
the Start menu. If you type a pipe or redirection symbol in the Open box of the
Run command, the symbol is given to the program as a command-line parameter.
In the example above, the MEM program is given a command line of "| more" and
encounters the parse error because "| more" is not a valid switch.
WORKAROUND
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To pass pipes and redirections to a program, invoke Command.com explicitly by
typing a line such as the following:
" COMMAND.COM /c MEM | MORE " (without the quotation marks)
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Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
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