Re: 16bit edit

From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 03/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:20:59 -0700

edit.com is the MS-DOS Editor not edit.exe. Edit.com is a text editor used
to create and edit ASCII text files.

[[Windows XP does not use this command. It is accepted only for
compatibility with MS-DOS files.]]

Edit
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/edit.mspx

[[Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family of products do not use this
command. It is included only to preserve compatibility with existing MS-DOS
files, but it has no effect at the command line because the functionality is
automatic. ]]

Edit
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/edit.asp

Depending on what you're trying to do a stone tablet, hammer and chisel may
be easier. ;-) 

-- 
Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:%23ApGVqAKFHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
sali <gabor.salai@tel.net.ba> hunted and pecked:
> there are few command line utilities that come with xp,
> one of them is old "edit.exe".
> but on some computers it is not operable: it does not
> reacts on some keystrokes, or shows wrong characters.
>
> on some other computers, it [edit.exe] works perfectly under xp!
>
> since edit.exe comes with oem xp preinstalled, it is strange that
> doesn't work
> on some computers [it is true that notepad is better, but i
> sometimes need exactly edit.exe]
>
> is there some common tweak to make edit.exe work on every xp computer?

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