Article: Q81347
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to rename or copy files from Microsoft Windows File Manager, and
you use a wild card as the extension (for example, XXX.*), the following error
message is displayed:
File already Exists. Overwrite?
WORKAROUND
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Rename or copy the files from MS-DOS.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows versions 3.0 and 3.0a.
This problem was corrected and does not occur in later Windows versions.
MORE INFORMATION
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Renaming or copying a specified file or group of files with a wild card
extension, while changing the base or prefix name, should be possible in Windows
3.0. For example, if a specified source file is indicated as "XXX.*" (without
the quotation marks) and the destination file is specified as "YYY.*" (without
the quotation marks), every file that begins with XXX should be changed or
copied to a filename with a YYY base or prefix. However, in File Manager, this
only works if the destination base name (prefix) is one character long (for
example, Y.*).
This procedure works if executed from MS-DOS, but File Manager cannot complete
the procedure properly.
Additional query words: 3.00 winfile filemanager wildcard 3.00a winfile.exe
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
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