SET Command May Truncate the List of Environment Variables

ID: Q104195

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Windows NT SET command in Command Prompt, the list of environment variables may be truncated if the size of the list of environment variables you have exceeds 3.5 KB.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Start Command Prompt from the Main group in Program Manager.

Run approximately 50 SET commands, assigning each variable at least 100 characters. For example:


   SET TEST1 = ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ
   ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ

   SET TEST2 = ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ
   ABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJABCDEFGHIJ
   ...

Type SET and press ENTER.

You will only see 30 to 35 of the self-defined variables.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbtool kbbug3.10 ntutil
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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