Cannot Open More Than One File at a Time with EXPAND (95349)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22

This article was previously published under Q95349

SUMMARY

MS-DOS Help contains a phrase that may be unclear. The help file states that the filename parameter:

Specifies the location and name of a compressed file or files

The EXPAND command does not support wildcards (such as * and ?) and cannot expand more than one file at a time.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/22/1999
Keywords:KB95349