DOCUMENT:Q103843  30-SEP-1993  [W_NTAS]
TITLE   :Cannot Manage Files with Trailing Spaces
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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One of the following messages will appear if you try to move, delete,
copy, or rename a file whose name contains a trailing space:
 
 - File Manager cannot move <filename and path>: The system cannot
   find the file specified. Make sure the correct path and filename
   are specified and the network is started.
 
 - The system cannot find the file specified <filename and path>
 
 - Could not find <filename and path>
 
CAUSE
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Windows NT cannot handle trailing spaces in filenames. This problem
usually only occurs on domains that are connected to Macintosh
computers. Under the Macintosh operating system, filenames with
trailing spaces are support. Windows NT Advanced Server computers
connected via Services for Macintosh (SFM) can obtain files with
trailing spaces. However, once the files have been created, it is
difficult to manager them. The filename is not touched by Windows NT
and no MS-DOS FAT-compatible (8.3) filename is created.
 
RESOLUTION
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Rename files with trailing spaces from a Macintosh computer, removing
trailing spaces.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: macnt

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