Forward Slash May Be Ignored As A Path Delimiter In 3.51 (133701)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q133701

SYMPTOMS

Functions like stat() may fail when a forward slash is used as a path delimiter.

CAUSE

Windows NT 3.51 ignores the '/' as a path delimiter when the ExpandDosPath function is called.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. A fix was made to ExpandDosPath(PSTR pszPathGiven) in WKFILEIO.C to pass over the path name string first and convert any "/" characters to "\".

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/30/2003
Keywords:KB133701
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