I'd give pretty long odds that it's unicode.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Auer [mailto:e.a...@jpberlin.de] > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:52 AM > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS on Virtual PC 2007 > > Hi! > > >>> "Line #1 in batchfile 'A:\INSTALL.BAT' too long" > >> Please post the first line of "A:\INSTALL.BAT". > > > Good catch! When I read the batch file in FreeDOS the file > is full of > > gibberish. In Notepad on my WinXP machine, however, it is a > properly > > formatted text file. > > Very strange. Maybe you saved it in Unicode / UTF-8? > Or in Word or something ;-) You could try other free or > shareware editors like TextPad to make sure that your file is > really text. Of course it could also be the case that > something on your filesystem confuses DOS and the gibberish > is not even part of what your Notepad put in the file. Try > using chkdsk / scandisk. > > > anyone recommend software to create floppy images without > needing an > > actual floppy drive? > > In Linux: just mount the image or use mtools. In Windows: > I think there is a software called WinImage... :-). > > Eric > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex > Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, > cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your > RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development > software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. > Download the free 60 day trial. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
