an you create a folder called “con“ in Windows?

Hi,


Someone pl. let me know why we cannot create a folder?

Can you create a folder called “con“ anywhere on Windows system?

Anban

Is that ever fricken wierd...

Off to ms right now....

see what I can find.

Wonder what else you can name a folder

MLF

Found it....

http://www.governmentsecurity.org/fo...hp/t16294.html

Quote:

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The following reserved device names cannot be used as the name of a file:CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.

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In windows NT family it might just be protected (for backward comp. or something)..

In DOS based windows vesions (9x and older) it was something other all together..
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...4-4D02B9A78C5B

The con\con used to be the DOS virtual console device or something (can't remember is over 13 years ago I last used it)..

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...c_fil_rbrx.asp

I remember reading about this a few years ago...apparently it brings up the blue screen if you type /con(or /con/con) or any of the others as well.(Or did till Win98 if my memory serves me right.)

aha! very intresting

needless to say that no search can find this folder


did u catch this by coincidence or u read it somewhere else :P

Those words not almost banned for creation of folders.
I traid to create one folder (con) on remote linux server trough ftp and that was fine with no problems, but when I traid to attach it throug lan as net work disk i got little problem, just some dalay, windows was asked me if I want to rename that folder. Thats it.

And after that when browsed lan folder it was shown as "CSHOFG~F" and not "con".

But I was still able to run one app direct throug console

\\linux\test\con\app.exe
and
\\linux\test\CSHOFG~F\app.exe

become be same.

It is just explorer that could show just CSHOFG~F and could not use con.

con = display
::output on screen
dir * > con

so, that was it

Quote:

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# Several special file names are reserved by the system and cannot be used for files or folders:

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Microsoft just says you cant. Snippet from Microsoft

This thread is like echo country..

After the first four posts it's all the same only in thinking not linking..
(edit: whith the exception of MrBabis who actualy found out something interesting..)

Can't anybody read anymore ??

Haha, I just woke up. I didnt read a things. Ill admit it, I just said the same thing as therenegade Buuuuuuuuurn. ;)