[Freeciv] Re: How to load a saved game & set home directory?

["SamBC" <sambc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I never had any trouble creating .file from explorer - but have 'hide file
extensions' off - this might have an effect?


SamBC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: freeciv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:freeciv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Vibhu Rishi
> Sent: 07 August 2001 05:49
> To: freeciv@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Freeciv] Re: How to load a saved game & set home directory?
>
>
> hi
> you are right . if you try to create a .file from the explorer it will
> crib. Just do it from the command prompt. Also, if you are using cygwin,
> it is better to do all this through the cygwin shell.
>
> I do not think that it is a NTFS/FAT32 issue.
>
> vibhu..
>
>
> Jack Lloyd wrote:
>
> > Hrm... I see you are using NTFS... perhaps this is a FAT/FAT32
> issue only?
> > I'll check when I get home tonight and see if that makes a difference.
> >
> > Oh, it occurs to me that I was trying to create/manipulate the
> file inside
> > Explorer. So maybe Explorer just adds extra checks on filenames?
> >
> >
> >>No problem with Win2000 and .filenames...
> >>
> >>M:\text>echo test > .test
> >>
> >>M:\text>dir .test
> >>  Volume in drive M is 290399ntfs
> >>  Volume Serial Number is 886E-60C2
> >>
> >>  Directory of M:\text
> >>
> >>06.08.2001  17:47                    7 .test
> >>                1 File(s)              7 bytes
> >>                0 Dir(s)   1 137 127 424 bytes free
> >>
> >>M:\text>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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