MS-DOS Editor Corrupts Nontext Files (74191)
The information in this article applies to:
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
• Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
• 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 Q74191
SUMMARY
The MS-DOS Editor should not be used to edit nontext files. If it is
used to edit a file that is not a text file, it will display any
embedded text in the file, but will most likely corrupt the file when
you save it.
MORE INFORMATION
When the MS-DOS Editor is used to edit a file, it will only display
the ASCII portion of the file, and will strip out all other
characters. Consequently, all nondisplayable characters are lost when
you save the file. No error messages or warnings are issued when this
occurs.
Problems typically occur if you attempt to edit document files
created by word processing programs. The MS-DOS Editor may appear to
edit these files properly, but will usually corrupt them when you save
them, due to the loss of control information needed by the word
processing program.
Modification Type: |
Major |
Last Reviewed: |
5/12/2003 |
Keywords: |
KB74191 |
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