Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 11:33:21 04/06/00
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On April 06, 2000 at 14:12:22, ujecrh wrote: >> >>No, the file is clearly visible. If I try to delete it under Windows, I get an >>error message. If I try to delete it under DOS, it says the file can't be found >>(although it's clearly there when I do a "dir"). >> >>It seems like my FAT is messed up, but I thought Scandisk would fix that... >> >>-Tom > >It is possible that the file name contains invisible characters (like #256) so >that when you type 'del the_file' it does not work whereas 'del >the_file'+ALT+256 (or any combination) it works. Generally speaking using weird >characters in a file name is a good way to get weir behaviour from OS. > >Maybe this is worth a try. > >Ujecrh Possibly, but what weird characters should I type? Besides, the weird characters may present a problem under DOS, but wouldn't Windows be able to handle this stuff? -Tom
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