Microsoft KB Archive/128718

= PRB: Invalid Path or File Name Error on Novell Netware =

Article ID: 128718

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q128718



SYMPTOMS
When you run Visual FoxPro on a Novell Netware shell, the SET DEFAULT or CD commands yield an "Invalid Path or File Name" error message.



CAUSE
The NET.CFG or SHELL.CFG Novell Netware configuration files, do not contain a SHOW DOTS statement. SHOW DOTS displays "." and ".." directory listings for network directories and is OFF by default. As these entries represent the current and previous directories, navigating along the directory structure can be difficult if they are not available.



RESOLUTION
Include the following statement in your SHELL.CFG or NET.CFG: SHOW DOTS=ON



STATUS
The error is not a bug in Visual FoxPro; it is the result of the Novell Netware architecture.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
With no SHOW DOTS command or with SHOW DOTS = OFF, type the following in the Command window: SET DEFA TO Then type any of the following commands: SET DEFA TO .. SET DEFA TO ..\ SET DEFA TO .\ SET DEFA TO \

