Re: Oops - I ran into a problem trying to use DOS to write to an html file

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: : : Doesn't work on my WIN 98 system, but it DOES : : : work on my WIN XP system. Odd. : : : : : : Let's see if I've got it right. Here's a : : : description of what I put in my batch file: : : : : : : for %%x in (apple quotemark lessthananglebracket : : : orange greaterthananglebracket quotemark pear) : : : do echo %%x >> fubar.txt : : : : : : On the WIN 98 computer it does write the word : : : apple to the fubar.txt file, but then it bombs : : : with a FILE NOT FOUND error. : : : : : : Any idea why it works on XP DOS but not on WIN98 : : : DOS? : : ## : : Two different operating systems (from the same manufacturer). Windows 1-3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me are all MS-DOS based. Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista are based on Windows NT. : : Do a "for /?" on Windows 98 and then on XP. Quite a bit of difference. : Amazing. Thanks for the info. : Any way to get rid of the quote marks? They also mean something in the HTML file I am creating.