findstr - broken???

Guest · Oct 3, 2006

echo ZNOTEBOOKZ|findstr "ZBBBBBHORSEZ ZNNNNNDHORSEZ ZNOTEBOOKZ"

This seems to work (i.e., returns ZNOTEBOOKZ) on Windows 2000 however, on
Windows 2003 - it doesn't!

Windows 2000 findstr version - 5.0.2147.1
Windows 2003 findstr version - 5.2.3790.1830

However...

echo ZNOTEBOOKZ|findstr "ZBBBBBHORSEZ ZNNNZ ZNOTEBOOKZ"

This works (i.e., returns ZNOTEBOOKZ) on both Windows 2000 and Windows 2003

Is this a bug? It has broken one of our scripts!!!

Guest · Oct 4, 2006

Findstr is a DOS command. WindowsXP is no longer DOS based.
The Command Prompt (CMD) is a simulator and has had some
changes within XP. See below.

Microsoft Windows XP - Findstr
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/findstr.mspx?mfr=true

Windows XP DOS Commands
http://www.fsref.com/pr/dosxp.htm
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findstr - broken???

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