Windows NT FTP Client Creates 0-Byte File (149131)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q149131 SYMPTOMS
If you use the GET command with the Windows NT FTP client to transfer
a nonexistent file, a file may be created with a size of 0 bytes.
CAUSE
The GET command copies a remote file to the local computer using the
currently selected file transfer type. Before you transfer the file, the
GET command creates a file with a length of 0 bytes while it checks to see
if the file may be copied to the local computer. If the file transfer from
the remote computer fails, the empty file may not be deleted.
WORKAROUND
Use the MGET command to transfer files instead of the GET command.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and
Server versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post
new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB149131 |
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