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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: I found your comments reeking of racism. Sorry Nish, no racism intended here.
Don Miguel wrote: Sorry Nish, no racism intended here. Don, I guess I over-reacted too there. The original post was pretty annoying in that it kinda made most Indians look like fools and then when I saw your Indian-targeted joke, I got real angry. Sorry for that. Friends now, right? :rose:
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Sreejith SS Nair wrote: An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" Microsoft does not recommend that you use the following names as site codes: AUX, CON, NUL, and PRN Several SMS components use the site code as a folder name, and because these names are reserved names in Windows, folders cannot be created with these names. These names are reserved in all versions of Windows. Although you may not experience a problem when you install SMS and designate these site codes, you may experience problems later. For example, you may not be able to successfully install legacy clients or to correctly set up SMS 2.0 logon points because some folders cannot be correctly created.
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ThatsAlok wrote: and because these names are reserved names in Windows, folders cannot be created with these names Actually, that is not true. You can create (and delete) files and folders with otherwise reserved (Device) names, as I responded to the original poster. You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly. Peace! -=- James
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Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]
Raymond Chen, of Microsoft, blogged about this[^] nearly two years ago. Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder
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Don Miguel wrote: seems to me that indians are very smart... Don Miguel wrote: indeed, they hired to many indians.... Don While the original poster did post a crappy chain-mail, I found your comments reeking of racism. Nish
You mean like the original poster's message that "indians" discovered? Relax, Nish, that was what he was poking fun at. "Art doesn't want to be familiar. It wants to astonish us. Or, in some cases, to enrage us. It wants to move us. To touch us. Not accommodate us, make us comfortable." -- Jamake Highwater Toasty0.com My Grandkids
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ThatsAlok wrote: and because these names are reserved names in Windows, folders cannot be created with these names Actually, that is not true. You can create (and delete) files and folders with otherwise reserved (Device) names, as I responded to the original poster. You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly. Peace! -=- James
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DeleteFXPFiles & CheckFavorites (Please rate this post!)James R. Twine wrote: You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly.
C:\>copy con \\.\c:\con
foo bar
^Z
1 file(s) copied.C:\>type \\.\c:\con
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James R. Twine wrote: You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly.
C:\>copy con \\.\c:\con
foo bar
^Z
1 file(s) copied.C:\>type \\.\c:\con
foo barSee? :) Peace! -=- James
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Vivekuniq wrote: i wonder your Sig. hasn't changed ??. its time. What change Should I bring in This :)
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Yes. Ofcourse. But i am also trying to find solution / root of this problem. Hope we would suggect something to Microsoft.:-D Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]
Nobody at Microsoft could answer this problem? Yeah, right! :laugh: Anyone who knows DOS/Unix/CPM can! Like in a previous post, you can't create a file or folder using an existing device name. You can't create LPT_x_, COM_x_, CON, ... Same is true for xx_IX systems too, I think. CON is the device name for the Console. Try this: Open a CMD prompt. Type
COPY CON TEST.TXT. The cursor will appear on a blank line, so type a bunch of garbage, ENTER will go to the next line. When done, hit F6 then ENTER. You'll find a file in the current folder called TEST.TXT. You might want to open it in Notepad to see what's inside. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!_" -- The Roaming Gnome -
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I would imagine the reason that you can't have a username of
CONor any of the other device names is due to the profile path, which includes the username (C:\Documents and Settings\_username_\...). Amazing how those little bits of MS-DOS keep hanging on :rolleyes:.
Software Zen:
delete this;I would image that the same limitations exist under CPM and Unix too. The device names are pretty standard acrossed the board. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]
Next, they will discover you can't use ':', '|', '<' or '>' in a file name. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Don Miguel wrote: Sorry Nish, no racism intended here. Don, I guess I over-reacted too there. The original post was pretty annoying in that it kinda made most Indians look like fools and then when I saw your Indian-targeted joke, I got real angry. Sorry for that. Friends now, right? :rose:
Nishant Sivakumar wrote :The original post was pretty annoying in that it kinda made most Indians look like fools and then when I saw your Indian-targeted joke I do agree that i commited a small mistake. But at the same point of time i don't think that message was annoying one. Cause i posted in 'The Lounge' thread. Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ] -- modified at 0:07 Tuesday 11th October, 2005
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What a foolish post, are you trying to make all Indians fools in front of the whole world. We need a baby's forum too here. Few days ago one of my friend whom I believed to be intelligent asked me the same question, and I was suprised that people don't know that much, just a basic MSDN search would be able to give answer to such basic questions. http://www.priyank.in/
Priyank Bolia wrote :What a foolish post, are you trying to make all Indians fools in front of the whole world. No one can make others fools, if they are good enough. But if you feel like you become fool because of my post then that is your mistake. And obeviously we have lot of thing to learn. That may be basic or expert level. I got this informations few days back. So i just thought of sharing this to other members. Priyank Bolia wrote : We need a baby's forum too here. If you think that we need a baby forum then i suggest you to post the same point in suggection forum. Priyank Bolia wrote Few days ago one of my friend whom I believed to be intelligent asked me the same question, and I was suprised that people don't know that much, You thought that your friend is intelligent, i can't comment anything on this cause that was your mistake and your are agreeing that. And there is no need to surprise for his doubt. Cause learning is an ever ending process. Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]
