From:	Scott DOT Mintz AT po DOT cle DOT ab DOT com (Scott Mintz)
Subject:	Re[2]: CMD, case-insensitive file-name completion
2 Jun 1997 18:32:39 -0700 :
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Subject: Re: CMD, case-insensitive file-name completion
Author:  Don Sharp <Don DOT Sharp AT dddandr DOT octacon DOT co DOT uk> at Internet
Date:    5/29/97 10:22 PM


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
> 
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> 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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