Microsoft KB Archive/107364

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ID: Q107364

2.50a WINDOWS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist kberrmsg

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5a

SYMPTOMS
The COPY FILE command fails if ".." is used to reference the parent directory of the source file.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro 2.5a for Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5b for Windows.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
In the Command window, issue the following commands:

SET DEFAULT TO c:\test COPY FILE ..\config.sys TO config.sys These commands should copy the CONFIG.SYS file from the root directory to the C:\TEST directory, but instead the error message "File c:\\config.sys does not exist" is displayed.