ECHO Command in a Batch File Does Not Echo /Q

 Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
Article ID: Q153332
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When the ECHO command is used within a batch file, the following problem occurs. In this example, test.bat is a batch file that contains the following line: 

   echo %1
If you run: 

   TEST.BAT /AAA/Q/BBB
what is displayed is: 

    /aaabbb
In other words, /Q is stripped from the string. The problem occurs even when the argument for the batch file is within quotation marks.

CAUSE

/Q is misinterpreted as "quiet mode" option.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: ntdosap
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 3.51

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Last reviewed: September 7, 1996
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