Can No Longer Access .CAL Filename That Includes a Space

ID: Q121272

The information in this article applies to:

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.

where <JOHN DOE.CAL> is the filename containing a space.

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 information is needed from this file, export the file and re-import the file under the new mailbox name, which does not contain a space.

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.

Additional query words: schedule plus sched

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Version : WINDOWS:3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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