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Note 5393.0             Filename Completion in NT V4 CMD               7 replies
DECWET::SCHREIBER "DECeNT"                           23 lines  24-NOV-1996 13:35
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    Here's a cool new feature of NT V4--filename completion in CMD:
    
    run regedt32.exe
    
    select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
    
    Edit Menu\Add Key...
    
    In the Add Key dialogs' Key Name field paste: Command Processor and
    <OK> the dialog (Don't miss the space, it's two words!)
    
    select the newly added "Command Processor" key
    
    Edit Menu\Add Value...
    
    In the Add Value dialogs' Value Name field paste: CompletionChar (data
    type: REG_SZ) and <OK> the dialog
    
    Enter 9 for the value
    
    The next time you start a cmd box you should have the file name completion
    working. Just type in the first few chars of the file / directory name
    and hit the TAB key.