Windows Err Msg: File Already Exists. Overwrite? (File Mgr) (81347)
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This article was previously published under Q81347 SYMPTOMS
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
Rename or copy the files from MS-DOS.
STATUS
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
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.* and the destination file is specified
as YYY.*, 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.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/19/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB81347 |
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