Missing character questi

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From: Rick Schryvers
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 02:20

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To: rcbaker@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Bob Baker) 
 On 09-07-92 Bob Baker wrote to All... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 BB> While working on converting some VERY old DOS files at work, we've 
 BB> discovered an interesting dilemma.  When we do a directory listing of 
 BB> the files, we see things like: 
 BB> 
 BB> H FRAME   TXT   09-01-84  etc., etc. 
 BB> S H HOUS  TXT   09-01-84 
 BB> . 
 BB> . 
 BB> . 
 BB> 
 BB> Our problem comes when we want to copy these files to other disks. 
 BB> Whatever character the blank space is in the directory listing, it 
 BB> does not get read in the copy program.  We see: 
 BB> 
 BB> HFRAME.TXT - File not found 
 BB> 0 files copied 
 BB> 
 BB> For whatever reason, DOS removes the character that appears in the 
 BB> directory, and we are unable to copy our files (let alone read them, 
 BB> delete them, rename them, etc.). 
 BB> 
 BB> Has anyone seen this problem before?  Better yet, does any one have a 
 BB> solution as to how to fix it? 
 BB> 
 BB> Thanks for your time, 
 BB> Bob 
 BB> -- 
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From: Rick.Schryvers@psycho.fidonet.org (Rick Schryvers)
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Subject: Missing character questi
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Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 22:20:02 EDT
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