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   foxidrive to Nick   
   Re: [MSDOS7] if ".echo off"==".echo off"   
   24 Dec 14 22:55:01   
   
   From: foxidrive@server.invalid   
      
   On 24/12/2014 18:57, Nick wrote:   
   > Hello. I had planned to use the following 'SET /P' check in a batch file I   
   > intend to be used on both 9x and NT systems until I tested it on Windows   
   > 98SE (a Windows Virtual PC VM running on Windows 7 x64 should it matter)   
   > and it failed with a 'Bad command or file name' error.   
   >   
   > @ECHO OFF   
   > SET INPUTCMD=   
   > ...   
   > SET >nul <%0 /P INPUTCMD=Test if SET waits for input   
      
   set /p isn't a Win 9x command.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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