Microsoft KB Archive/81042

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Terminal: Cannot Save Files with MS-DOS Device Driver Names

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Q81042

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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When you save files using Terminal, MS-DOS device drivers cannot be used as valid filenames. If you attempt to save a file that is an MS-DOS device filename such as COM1, the following error occurs:

Cannot write file; check to see if your disk is full.

In this case, the disk is not actually full. Instead, an MS-DOS device driver filename is being used or is simply reserved. Below is a list of MS-DOS device driver filenames that produce the error above:

  CON AUX CLOCK$ COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 PRN LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 Additional query words: 3.0 3.0a 3.00 3.00a

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a