Dear Harish, You are right. The word con and nul are reserved device names. When I tried to save a file in the name of con or nul my computer says that it is a reserved device name.
with regards, Muralidhar R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "K Ramkrishna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Canyou creat this new folder? : Hi Ramkrishna : I guess the guy who gave this info was trying to dramatizing the stuff. : : There is nothing anegmatic about it. It is well documented. The OS has set : some reserved words which cannot be used as file name or folder. These names : are asigned to devices. : Programmers especially C use these device names for redirection and piping : purposes as well. : These names are: : com : prn : aux : : Com and aux are serial ports and prn printer ports. : Harish. : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "K Ramkrishna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "access" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> : Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 1:18 PM : Subject: [AI] Canyou creat this new folder? : : : > Dear Listers, : > Can you create a new folder in the name of con or CON or Con in your PC. : > Let : > you be assured that you can never do this. It seems that the entire : > software : > team at Microsoft including Bill Gates could not explain this funny : > phenomenon. Try it out and let me know, if you succeed. : > regards : > : > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : > This e-mail contains privileged information or information belonging to : > IDBI Ltd. and is intended solely for the addressee/s. Access to this : > email by anyone else is unauthorized. Any copying (whole or partial) or : > further distribution beyond the original recipient is not intended, and : > may be unlawful. The recipient acknowledges that IDBI Ltd. is unable to : > exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of the contents of : > the information contained in e-mail transmissions and further : > acknowledges that any views expressed in this message are those of the : > individual sender and are not binding on IDBI Ltd. E-mails are : > susceptible to alteration and their integrity cannot be guaranteed. IDBI : > Ltd. does not accept any liability for damages caused on account of this : > e-mail. If you have received this email in error, please contact the : > sender and delete the material from your computer. : > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : > : > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > with the subject unsubscribe. : > : > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, : > please visit the list home page at : > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in : > : : : : To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. : : To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at : http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
