Terminal: Cannot Save Files with MS-DOS Device Driver Names

ID: Q81042

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

When you save files using Terminal, MS-DOS device drivers cannot be used as valid filenames. If you attempt to save a file that is an MS-DOS device filename such as COM1, the following error occurs:

Cannot write file; check to see if your disk is full.

In this case, the disk is not actually full. Instead, an MS-DOS device driver filename is being used or is simply reserved. Below is a list of MS-DOS device driver filenames that produce the error above:


   CON
   AUX
   CLOCK$
   COM1
   COM2
   COM3
   COM4
   PRN
   LPT1
   LPT2
   LPT3

Additional query words: 3.0 3.0a 3.00 3.00a

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Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
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