unable to create folder with name "con"

Thanks Frank.

"FrankChin" wrote:

> Believe you can't name a folder with the same name as a port on the computer,
> including:
>
> CON, LPT1, COM1 (2,3,4), AUX etc.
>
> for certain commands, the OS may be confused with outputting to a folder vs
> to a port.
>
> CON is for "console".
>
> "vasanth" wrote:
>
> > tried to create a folder in Windows XP but unable to do that. Whats the
> > reason behind that

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 03:58:01 -0700, vasanth
<vasanth.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> tried to create a folder in Windows XP but unable to do that. Whats the
> reason behind that



Since the earliest days of DOS, "con" has been a reserved word (it
stands for "console") and is unavailable for naming anything.


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FrankChin.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com (=?Utf-8?B?RnJhbmtDaGlu?=) wrote
in news:AEFEF5A0-D3E1-4EAA-89F3-98916362CBF8@microsoft.com:

> Believe you can't name a folder with the same name as a port on the
> computer, including:
>
> CON, LPT1, COM1 (2,3,4), AUX etc.
>
> for certain commands, the OS may be confused with outputting to a
> folder vs to a port.
>
> CON is for "console".

Yes; from the command line, try

>copy somefile.txt CON

Still, you can create a directory by that name like this:

>mkdir c:\con\
>rmdir c:\con\
.... etc.

You need the trailing "\". Don't know what happens when you try to
use it though.

>
> "vasanth" wrote:
>
>> tried to create a folder in Windows XP but unable to do that.
>> Whats the reason behind that
>



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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert.DeleteThis@iphouse.com

you could press
alt+255 after
you type the
last letter in
con

then enter to
apply the change



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"vasanth" <vasanth RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> tried to create a folder in Windows XP but unable to do that. Whats the
> reason behind that