Nested FOR Loops Using "~" Operators Do Not Work

 Last reviewed: May 22, 1997
Article ID: Q163772
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If one batch script uses FOR loops to select other batch scripts to call and the other batch script also has a FOR loop the, ~operators does not work.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 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

Additional query words: prodnt sp2 serv pack 4.00
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbprg NTSrvWkst ntutil kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version : 4.0
Platform : WinNT
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 22, 1997
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