"Illegal Function Call" SHELLing to More Than 124 Characters (33629)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 3.0, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
- Microsoft BASIC Compiler for MS-DOS and OS/2 6.0
- Microsoft BASIC Compiler for MS-DOS and OS/2 6.0b
- Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 7.0
This article was previously published under Q33629 SUMMARY
The SHELL statement takes a string expression of 124 characters or
less. QuickBasic Versions 4.00 4.00b and 4.50 for MS-DOS, the Basic
compiler Version 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS or MS OS/2, or Microsoft
Basic PDS Version 7.00 for MS OS/2 and MS-DOS give an "Illegal function call" error message for longer strings.
In QuickBasic Version 3.00, the same limitation applies; however, the
string expression is truncated without any error message if it is
longer than 124 characters. If the string is longer than 271
characters in QuickBasic Version 3.00, a "string space corrupt" error
message results.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/8/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB33629 |
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