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ghih

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displaying "%"
« on: November 27, 2006, 08:24:37 PM »
For a strange reason Dos won't display "%" in winXP

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echo progress ... 5%
how does this come and how can it be solved.

thanks
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CameronY



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    Re: displaying "%"
    « Reply #1 on: November 27, 2006, 09:44:43 PM »
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    C:\>ver

    Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

    C:\>echo Progress .. 5%
    Progress .. 5%    No problem here, is there anything else you missed?
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    ghih

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    Re: displaying "%"
    « Reply #2 on: November 27, 2006, 10:42:24 PM »
    if you typ in "echo progress ... 5%"
    dos will only show "progress ... 5" without "%"
    I"m not sure what you mean with your code.
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    CameronY



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      Re: displaying "%"
      « Reply #3 on: November 27, 2006, 10:54:30 PM »
      The code section is what I see when I tried the same thing.
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      GuruGary



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        Re: displaying "%"
        « Reply #4 on: November 28, 2006, 12:07:13 AM »
        When in a batch file, you need to double the % as % is the "escape character".

        So use:
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        echo progress ... 5%%
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