XCOPY /? Shows Incorrect Date Format (127180)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q127180
When you run XCOPY /? it shows /D:M-D-Y as an optional switch. If you use
the M-D-Y syntax with the /D switch, the following error message appears:
The syntax of the command is incorrect.
The correct format for XCOPY /D is:
xcopy /d:m/d/y
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 5/4/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB127180 |
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