Windows NT Supports Multiple Data Streams Inconsistently
Article ID: 101353
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q101353
SUMMARY
The Win32 base application programming interface (API) supports
multiple data streams inconsistently: some operations succeed, others
do not. These inconsistencies manifest themselves in CMD.EXE: some
commands support multiple data streams, others do not.
There is no method to work around this problem other than by avoiding
multiple data streams. This inconsistency will be addressed in the
next release of Windows NT.
The names of multiple data streams are identified by a colon (:) in
the name. This convention may change in the future.
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