Delete con.tif

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Kenneth Keeley

Hi,
I have a server that every so often generates a file called"con.tif" If I
try to delete the file the system tells me that it can't because the path
does not exist or is invalid. Could somebody tell me a way to correct this
file and then delete it.

Thanks
Kenneth
 
Kenneth Keeley said:
Hi,
I have a server that every so often generates a file called"con.tif" If I
try to delete the file the system tells me that it can't because the path
does not exist or is invalid. Could somebody tell me a way to correct this
file and then delete it.

Thanks
Kenneth
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Try this:
- Click Start / Run
- Type cmd {OK}
- Type this:
del \\.\c:\Your Folder\Your Subfolder\con.tif {Enter}
 
Thank you very much. That has worked. I have never seen the delete comand
written that way but it sure did work.

Thank you very much.
Kenneth
 
Your problem occurred because "con" is a reserved name
under all DOS/Windows operating systems. The syntax
I suggested prevents the OS from checking for reserved names.
 
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