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DOS386 12 Dec 2013, 15:47
When I put "^blah" into the commandline, only "blah" (roof "^" vanished) arrives into my app in XP. Need to put "^^blah" (roof doubled) in order to get "^blah". BUG or feature? No problem in DOS or ME. Tested using this:
http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?p=156560#156560 _________________ Bug Nr.: 12345 Title: Hello World program compiles to 100 KB !!! Status: Closed: NOT a Bug |
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HaHaAnonymous 12 Dec 2013, 15:52
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typedef 12 Dec 2013, 18:34
^ + x = UNICODE char
Where x = ASCII char |
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12 Dec 2013, 18:34 |
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baldr 13 Dec 2013, 02:48
DOS386,
In short, it escapes following character that is special for cmd.exe (i.e. redirection, pipe, and so on). ss64.com contains a lot of information about NT console shell and utilities. |
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13 Dec 2013, 02:48 |
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edfed 13 Dec 2013, 09:32
lol, looks like bytes/char/wchar are the more crappy problems of all times in computer science...
exactlly the same problem with cross platform charsets, and linear data transferts among offices. always the same problem, they don't understand the basics of software (8bits = 1byte = 256 possible values), then, they try to reinvent it with strange features, using still made developments as underlayers.... yeah, software elitism is dead, now everybody can claim as project manager, even if he don't get anything about the real nature of digital data processing. then, one will assume ^blah means blah cause ^b means unicode crap. it is a real cure to code in this context. yesterday, i installed (on the job's machine,... not my own machine, never!!!!!) CMAKE (10MB) + java7 (125MB) + maven (6MB) + active python (46MB) just in order to compile a 2MB C++ application with the new build method... and i am just disgusted to use java7 just to run maven, just to load and compile dependencies.... ho my god... where dependencies are just supposed to be dynamic libs in the end... official software world disguss me. |
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13 Dec 2013, 09:32 |
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El Tangas 15 Dec 2013, 12:49
Well, you can surround it with quotation marks in the command line, that is, literaly writing "^blah" instead of ^blah.
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DOS386 18 Dec 2013, 09:16
> the letter "b" with "^" above it does not exist
Same effect with "^crap" or "^exitus" despite letters "c" and "e" with roof do exist. > you can surround it with quotation marks in the command line I know ... then I get roof intact, but quotes also included. > ss64.com contains a lot of information about NT console shell I see  |
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