FIX: Error When Copying File with Umlaut in Name

ID: Q115994

2.50a 2.50b 2.6x | 2.50a 2.50b 2.6x

MS-DOS           | WINDOWS

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6x
Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6x

SYMPTOMS

The FoxPro Filer utility fails to copy a file that contains an umlaut in the filename.

RESOLUTION

Use the MS-DOS COPY command or use the Windows File Manager to copy the file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Create a filename containing an umlaut by typing the following in the

   Command window

      MODIFY FILE abcd

   and then hold down the ALT key while pressing 0228 on the numeric
   keypad. Enter any line of text, and then close the file.

2. Start the Filer utility by issuing the following command in the

   Command window:

      FILER

3. Highlight the filename containing an umlaut and choose the Copy push

   button. Select any other directory and choose OK.

The following error message will appear:

   Error copying <filename>.
   Cannot open file.  Do you wish to
   continue?

Additional reference words: FoxDos FoxWin VFoxWin fixlist3.00 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 2.60a buglist2.50a buglist2.50b buglist2.60 buglist2.60a file name errmsg err msg diaeresis dieresis KBCategory: KBSubcategory: FxtoolAccessory

Keywords          : kberrmsg FxtoolAccessory 
Version           : 2.50a 2.50b 2.6x | 2.50a 2.50b 2
Platform          : MS-DOS WINDOWS
Solution Type     : kbfix