Forward Slash May Be Ignored As A Path Delimiter In 3.51

Last reviewed: October 12, 1995
Article ID: Q133701

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

Functions like stat() may fail when a forward slash is used as a path delimiter.

CAUSE

Windows NT 3.51 ignores the '/' as a path delimiter when the ExpandDosPath function is called.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. A fix was made to ExpandDosPath(PSTR pszPathGiven) in WKFILEIO.C to pass over the path name string first and convert any "/" characters to "\".

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbprg kbbug3.51 kbfix3.51.sp2
KBSubcategory: ntgeneral
Additional reference words: 3.51 prodnt pathname

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Last reviewed: October 12, 1995
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