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  1. May 9th, 1999, 10:47 AM #1
    shai ostshega
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    "aux.dat" as a file name

    Why is is impossible to create a file in PC (under
    win95/98/NT) with the name "aux.dat"

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  2. May 11th, 1999, 02:38 AM #2
    Roger Osborn
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    Re: "aux.dat" as a file name

    aux: used to be a device name in MSDOS. There is probably some residual code somewhere that still treats it specially, even when embedded in a longer name.


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  3. May 16th, 1999, 04:48 AM #3
    ksheeraj
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    Re: "aux.dat" as a file name

    You can not have file name like Aux.* & COM1.*,COM2.*,LPT*.*.Because these are special types of file for OS.
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