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Thread ID: 29084	2003-01-09 09:17:00	Really Strange Error Message...	promethius (1998)	Press F1

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112440	2003-01-09 09:17:00	I was saving a document in Word (97), and I wanted to see what else was in the folder that I was saving it to, so I set the file name to "*", and pressed enter, then I got the message "You do not have access to the folder 'C:\Documents and Settings\OEM USER\Desktop\music\*'. See your administrator for access to this folder." That is really weird coz I have all the administrative rights......	promethius (1998)
112441	2003-01-09 18:14:00	Hey I don't have XP or 2000 so I can't try it to see if I get the same results. However, what I find strange is the fact that Word thought \music\* was a folder (unless you have a folder in \music called *), as in most cases it would've looked for a document called *.doc and tried to open it If your looking at directory browsing in programs though, use *.* and not * as *.* will give you a full list by displaying anything and everything in that folder (under most circumstances) CyberChuck	cyberchuck (173)
112442	2003-01-10 03:58:00	....hmmmm, usually jus * works, but thanks anyway...	promethius (1998)
112443	2003-01-10 04:07:00	It's called syntax. The "wild card" name "*" matches any name with no extension. That will "usually" be directory names. "*.*" matches any name with any extension. That's how DOS does it, so the new Windows will have carried on that behaviour. In *nix, "*" will match anything. The "dot" in *nix" filenames is just a character, although it is usually used to separate parts of a name.	Graham L (2)
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