Can No Longer Access .CAL Filename That Includes a Space

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

SYMPTOMS

You create a .CAL file that includes a space in the filename (for example, JOHN DOE.CAL), and later Schedule+ does not allow access to this file. The following error message is displayed

   <JOHN DOE.CAL>
   This filename is invalid.

CAUSE

Schedule+ allows the creation of a .CAL file with a space in the filename if you are working offline and if you have not yet set up Mail. (Mail does not allow a Mailbox entry that includes a space to be established.) When you start Schedule+ for the first time, it prompts you for a Mailbox entry. It is possible to include a space in this entry. Schedule+ continues to work; however, if Mail is later installed, Schedule+ cannot access the .CAL file.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem:

• Rename the file at the MS-DOS command prompt. For example:

        REN JOHN?DOE.CAL JOHNDOE.CAL
  

  -or-

• If the .CAL file contains no data, delete the file. For example:

        DEL JOHN?DOE.CAL
  

If Mail has been started and Schedule+ no longer allows access to the .CAL file, you must rename the MSMAIL.INI and MSMAIL.MMF files, restart Schedule+, and export the .CAL file.