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Aha!
Save As will save a txt file with leading period.
This also works, if cd to that folder.
ren New.txt .New.txt
Move works for renaming folder with a leading period.
C:\>move "%homepath%\Desktop\New Folder" "%homepath%\Desktop\.Folder"
1 file(s) moved.
I can see no practical use for naming files or folders with a leading or
trailing period.
XP has no problem with using a period in the middle of a file name, i.e.
Autoexec.nt and Config.nt .txt or a folder named Autoexec.nt and Config.nt.
I see this as a practical use.
Now I think I'll find something productive to do.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:ur6WYhYrFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
David Candy <.> hunted and pecked:
> But that is only explorer stopping you, not windows. Use a cmd prompt or
> a File Save As dialog. Trailing needs special syntax of \\?\
>
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> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:Onq$cbYrFHA.3096@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> XP Pro SP1, hard drive formatted NTFS.
>>
>> I tried to name a folder with a leading period and got this message...
>> ---------------------------
>> Rename
>> ---------------------------
>> You must type a file name.
>> ---------------------------
>> OK
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> I got the same message trying to name a txt file with a leading period.
>>
>> I tried to use a trailing period for a folder name and the period just
>> got deleted. I also tried it with multiple trailing periods, they just
>> got deleted.
>>
>> File Names in Windows XP Professional
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_rbrx.asp
>>
>> File Names on FAT Volumes
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_f
il_cgmd.asp
>>
>>
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>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:eqFI41VrFHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
>> David Candy <.> hunted and pecked:
>>> Well here is one that starts with a period. The rules MS list are for
>>> filenames that will work on any MS OS not rules that apply to only XP.
>>> So it's the lowest common denominator. I've not seen a list of legal
>>> naming for XP. Note NTFS is OS neutral - it will accept nearly
>>> anything, the rules are for what OS can read them (note NT hosts
>>> several OSs, OS/2, Unix/Posix, Dos (though Dos is a Windows program
>>> rather than a sunsystem), Win 16 (like Dos is a windows program), and
>>> Win 32. A legal name is Unix may not be legal in Windows, therefore
>>> only Unix programs can access.
>>>
>>> To remove trailing periods use the format
>>>
>>> \\?\c:\whatever
>>>
>>> \\?\ tell windows to turn off name checking.
>>>
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>>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uQlv9wVrFHA.240@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> A filename may not begin or end with a period. Rename your
>>>> file correctly before recording it to a CD.
>>>>
>>>> Windows OS File/Folder naming rules
>>>>
http://www.portfoliofaq.com/pfaq/FAQ00352.htm
>>>>
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>>>> Carey Frisch
>>>> Microsoft MVP
>>>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>>>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>>>
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>>>> "Garfield13" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I used Roxio to burn a CD and it let me rename a folder on the CD to
>>>>> end with a period. However, WinXP will not access the folder.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know if MS has a fix for this problem or if a workaround
>>>>> exists?
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