Something strange in Microsoft..
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IF you are using Windows2000 Pro or Server (haven't tested this on other MS os') trying createing a folder called con
it wont allow you to. It also wont allow any document to be called con, trying createing a text file in note pad and saving it as con.txt , or in word and saving it as con.doc
It just doesn't allow it!! Bizaarrree!!!!
Anyone know why?
it wont allow you to. It also wont allow any document to be called con, trying createing a text file in note pad and saving it as con.txt , or in word and saving it as con.doc
It just doesn't allow it!! Bizaarrree!!!!
Anyone know why?
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It's a reserved word, going back to the days of DOS, when it was the name of a device (the console).
Other reserved words are COM1, COM2, LPT1, LPT2 etc and PRN.
You can actually use CON if you really want from command line. Eg "COPY CON TEST.TXT" will copy everything you type to the file test.txt. Press Ctrl+Z to exit.
Other reserved words are COM1, COM2, LPT1, LPT2 etc and PRN.
You can actually use CON if you really want from command line. Eg "COPY CON TEST.TXT" will copy everything you type to the file test.txt. Press Ctrl+Z to exit.
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I could never be bothered to learn EDLIN. I've had to put up with some pretty awful editors on Unix (which didn't have VI) and VMS before though.
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