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From: Don DOT Sharp AT dddandr DOT octacon DOT co DOT uk (Don Sharp)
Subject: Re: CMD, case-insensitive file-name completion
29 May 1997 23:58:08 -0700 :
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Scott Mintz wrote:
> 
>      That's true.  The data value below is the <TAB> character.  You could
>      theoretically change it to something else.
> 
>      The actual key is:
>      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
> 
>      Note the space between Command and Processor is necessary.
> 

I am running NT 3.51 SP5 and I haven't got any completion going after
making the entry in my registry. What should I have to do apart from
typing TAB during command line entry? Should it be a binary rather than
string value?

Cheers

Don Sharp

P.S. I have logged off and logged back in.

>      -Scott A. Mintz
> 
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: Re: CMD, case-insensitive file-name completion
> Author:  RPraetorius AT AspenRes DOT Com at Internet
> Date:    5/27/97 12:08 PM
> 
>      CMD also has case-insensitive filename completion.  I believe it's
> undocumented, although this may have changed. . .  Here's what you need
> in your registry (under HKEY_CURRENT_USER) to turn it on:
> 
>        Key Name:          Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
>          Name:            CompletionChar
>          Type:            REG_SZ
>          Data:            9
> 
> (grepping the web for CompletionChar may turn up more info).
> 
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