[clug] Windows filesystem weirdness "com1"

Antti.Roppola at brs.gov.au Antti.Roppola at brs.gov.au
Tue Jun 24 15:40:42 EST 2003


Andrew Smith wrote:

> Have you tried copying using a cmd prompt?  I've found xcopy has helped me
> around that sort of problem.  I can't recall whether it's been useful for
>  device names particularly, but worth a shot.

Yes, also tried that, both cmd and command hang.

Thanks,

Antti
P.S. I ended up batch renaming them and leaving a script to un-do the changes.
Someone else can sort through any embedded references. :o)




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