"Cannot create PIF File" Message when No Directory Exists

 Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
Article ID: Q37986
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

If you try to save a PIF file and get the error message "Cannot create PIF file", check the pathname entry in the Program Name field to be sure that the directory specified already exists. The Windows PIF Editor (PIFEDIT.EXE) requires that the directory specified in this field be created before the PIF file can be saved.

KBCategory: kbusage kbtool kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.10 win30 win31 .pif

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Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
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