FIX: COPY FILE Fails with Error "File Does Not Exist"ID: Q107364 2.50a WINDOWS kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist kberrmsg The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSThe COPY FILE command fails if ".." is used to reference the parent directory of the source file. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro 2.5a for Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5b for Windows. MORE INFORMATIONSteps to Reproduce ProblemIn 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. NotesMS DOS uses ".." to reference the parent directory of the current directory. For example, if you are currently in the C:\DOS directory and want to copy a file to the C:\FOXPROW directory, these two MS-DOS commands would accomplish the same thing: COPY <filename> C:\FOXPROW\<filename> COPY <filename> ..\FOXPROW\<filename> Because C:\ is the parent directory of the C:\DOS directory, ..\FOXPROW is exactly the same as C:\FOXPROW when it is referenced from the C:\DOS directory. Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50a buglist2.50a fixlist2.50b errmsg err msg KBCategory: kbprg kbfixlist kbbuglist kberrmsg KBSubcategory: FxenvAutoexec Solution Type : kbfix |
Last Reviewed: October 14, 1997 |