Win2K - bat files - region???

[Chris B]

I created a text file using notepad. Then i changed the extension to a .bat file.

When i try to edit it in a command prompt i get a DOS(like) edit window but with a pop-up message saying "you must select a region first"

This is not a big problem, because Í don´t HAVE to edit in DOS mode, but what does it mean?

I´ve never heard of regions before (at least not in this context)

[Jorden]

Since Win2k's command prompt is not comparable to a Win9x or ME dos-prompt, have you tried the easier way of finding the batch file on your harddrive and just rightclick and choosing edit, to edit it?

Dude

[This message has been edited by Jorden (edited 03 March 2001).]

[Pace]

Well I've just done this:

E:\>ren test.txt test.bat

E:\>edit test.bat

E:\>type test.bat
echo Groovy

E:\>test

E:\>echo Groovy
Groovy

So, it appears I'm not affected?

P.

[Pace]

btw, that was in cmd.exe - the following is in command.com

E:\>copy test.bat test16.bat
        1 file(s) copied.

E:\>edit test16.bat

E:\>type test16.bat
echo More groovyness

E:\>test16

E:\>echo More groovyness
More groovyness

Is this what's causing a problem?

[edit]
And I've now just tried it in cmd.exe using the various types of text file (ANSI/Unicode-Little and Big Endian/UTF-8), still can't reproduce this

Don't support you're trying to access a text file off a DVD
[/edit]

[This message has been edited by Pace (edited 03 March 2001).]

[Chris B]

Nope... it´s not on a DVD

It´s not that it´s giving me that much grief. I can still edit the file.

I was just currious if anybody knew what the devil a "region" was as far as .bat files are concerned??

[spoogenet]

While I'm sure this isn't the fix to your problem, or even related to your problem, the only thing that comes to mind for me is the NLSFUNC command.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">
Nlsfunc
Loads country-specific information. Windows 2000 and the MS-DOS subsystem do not use this command. It is accepted only for compatibility with MS-DOS files.
</font>

Again, I doubt it's related, but hey, it's a shot....

b