Article: Q153163
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): win95
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 use an MS-DOS environment variable (such as %VARIABLE%) as a
command-line option when you run a program (such as Notepad), you may receive
the following message:
Cannot find the %VARIABLE%.txt file.
Do you want to create a new file?
CAUSE
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Windows 95 interprets the environment variable as a file name because the
percent (%) character is a valid character in a long file name in Windows 95.
RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, use any of the following methods:
- Use the following method to start the program:
1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
2. Type the following command in the Open box
command.com /c <program.exe> %<variable>%
where <program.exe> is the program you want to run and
<variable> is the environment variable you want to use.
- Create an MS-DOS batch file that starts the program with the command- line
variable set to the appropriate MS-DOS environment variable. Then, create a
shortcut to the batch file and use the shortcut to start the program.
- Start an MS-DOS session and type the command at the command prompt.
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Keywords : win95
Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version : 95
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