namely CON,prn,NUL,etc...... it is a million dollor question even for BILL GATES and his team....... anybody having any idea???????:nice::nice:
So you will give million dollars who answers this question and a kick to Bill Gates for keeping this Bug alive for so many years without the knowledge to solve it?
Well... the answer to your question is here, http://www.go4expert.com/showthread.php?t=18238 Do read it completely and stop spreading such rumors. If you don't like Windows, stop using it And yes, My 1 Million Dollars, how are you willing to give it to me. I accept Cash and Card both :lol:
ok.... u are right.... but wat's the status in other OS.. like (UNIX , LINUX , Solaris ) .. ... and till now why that bug (even in Windows '07) this is not been degugged... and what's the meaning of LPT.... that folder name also we can't create in windows na... ????/
LPT = Line Print Terminal [See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LPT] And, we CAN create folder with name LPT (try it). We can NOT create folder with name LPTN, where N is a number in range 0~9.
I think you did not read the article completely. You can create those folders in windows. LPT is for printer ports. if you have installed any printer, select properties and go to Ports tab.
It's not a bug, CON LPTx and the other names all have specific meanings under DOS and you cannot create files with those names (why would you want to anyway). They are hooks into other functionality than just creating simple files. The story is similar under Unix; if you try to create a file called /dev/null you won't get very far.
as xpiotos said, y wud u wanna create any folder in windows folder anyway? there are lotta other places or use any other drive. guyz just try to do what they arent supposed to lol.... and thats what makes thing complicated.
indiansword: the issue is not creating the folder in windows folder, but giving it the system reserved names you would get the same error in whichever directory you create it. you would get the same error even if you create it in externel devices.
just know wat it is :nice::nice: that's all... and one more thing.... i need to ask... as nimesh told i refered how to create the folder by the command it has specified...... now Mr. Nimesh , can be please tell me what is the INTERNAL Meaning of that command line string (mkdir \\.\d:\con)... pl. say the meaning ......... :nice::smug:
LOL, tell the "internal" meaning, but don't tell the meaning :rofl: Now, what does that mean ?? What exactly is "internal" here ?? Well, I will try to explain the meaning (not sure if it's "internal") : It is because of the UNC Path (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Naming_Convention). The Universal Naming Convention, or UNC, specifies a common syntax to describe the location of a network resource, such as a shared file, directory, or printer.Since, these conventions didn't exist under pure DOS, they are not backward compatible. The UNC syntax for Windows systems is as follows.. \\RemoteHost\sharedfolder\resource where RemoteHost is the computer name / IP address of the computer that you wish to connect through remotely for accessing shared folder. The rest is the path. By providing the path in UNC syntax, you make DOS ignore the old system (because UNC was not supported earlier) of reserving the folder names like CON, LPTx etc ..
