At 08:20 AM 04/06/99 -0400, you wrote: So you create a file like this: copy xxx.tmp \\Orbitor\Incoming\prn.xxx removing it is as easy as: del \\Orbitor\Incoming\prn.xxx This was tested on NT Workstation SP4 >Now the flaw: >Although you cannot create a local file whose name is PRN, you can, >however, jump onto a networked server (suppose it's name is >\\whatever) and create (in any directory that you have creatable >permissions) any file or directory named PRN.xxx (again, xxx stands >for any extension). The server must be accessed by it's \\ notation, >you cannot do this if you map \\whatever\anydir to a drive (such as >w:), then go to w:\ and try to create the file, in that case your >machine's name parser blocks you. -- Aj Mirani - ajmat_private Network Administrator Island Corporation #10-3000 Landgstaff Rd Concord, ON L4K 4R7 Tel: (905)761-1655
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