File System Errors, moving files on a network.

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From: Craig Richardson
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:00

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Hi Everyone,

I have for days now been trying to move a bunch of files between my mac
at work and a directory on my Novell server here.  In fact I have the
same problem sometimes just moving files between two Macintosh machines.

Whilst trying to copy files I commonly have the os bail out with a
System Error -37, or -50.  I have been to the Apple site to get
descriptions but they are not very helpfull

ie)  -37    bdNamErr    Bad File name; there may be no bad names in the
final system
    -50    paramErr    Error in user parameter list.

I am using Mac OS 7.6.1 on all our machines.  You get the same problem
whichever mac you use in the department and with completely different
files.  I am copying the files just by dragging and dropping them.

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated as I am a new mac user
(My job is as a Novell and NT administrator) and this is really turning
me away from what I hear should be a very good OS.

thanks,
Craig

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From: Craig Richardson <crichard@nceltrnw.nceltr.mq.edu.au>
Subject: File System Errors, moving files on a network.
Date: 1999/11/25
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