anyone of u aware of why one cant use "con" while creating a *txt file or a new file etc.
entitle "con" a new file if u can!
i have just discovered a solution for it and wanted to share!
action speaks louder than words
CON is a reserved file name in windows. Its stands for "console".Originally Posted by snc128
LPT#(used to communicate with Line Printer/Parallel port) and COM#(used to communicate with com or serial ports) and PRN for printer etc are some more reserved words.
"Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most." - Thucydides
I had almost forgotten the old "copy con" command!!!! Jeez!! I don't want to show my age.
do u have a solution for typing "con" into a new file's name
What exactly are you trying to do?
Nope(unless you're an application). So what is it?
"Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most." - Thucydides
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Too late.I had almost forgotten the old "copy con" command!!!! Jeez!! I don't want to show my age.
"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories." Thomas Jefferson
I'm sorry but i still don't get it. What's your solution?[IMG]
"Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most." - Thucydides
u still did not understand the problem?
type "con" intead of any folder's name then press enter.u will notice that the folder's name will not be "con".
similar situation is valid for the other type of new choices.e.g for txt files.
i m asking whether anyone knows a solution for it.
i mean,after writing "con" for a file's name,how can we provide it to sustain its name as "con" after pressing enter.
you can't. it's a reserved keyword in windows.u still did not understand the problem?
type "con" intead of any folder's name then press enter.u will notice that the folder's name will not be "con".
similar situation is valid for the other type of new choices.e.g for txt files.
i m asking whether anyone knows a solution for it.
i mean,after writing "con" for a file's name,how can we provide it to sustain its name as "con" after pressing enter.
I understand the problem but you said this ^^ in your first post and I thought you knew some kind of hack.
"Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most." - Thucydides
press function(in Turkish "Çalıştır...") from the start menu.
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type "cmd" press enter.type "mkdir\\.\c:\con " to the following screen.
here it is
but u cant delete it.i still could not find how to delete that folder named "con"
rd \\.\c:\con should work. or alternatley rename and deletepress function(in Turkish "Çalıştır...") from the start menu.
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type "cmd" press enter.type "mkdir\\.\c:\con " to the following screen.
here it is
but u cant delete it.i still could not find how to delete that folder named "con"
( ie ren \\.\c:\con foo
rmdir foo )
Its been sometime since i last did anything command line on windows so I'm not sure if the correct command is rmdir or rd. )
"Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most." - Thucydides
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