Article ID: 148657
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q148657
SYMPTOMS
When you use the command NET SHARE in a batch file to delete an existing
share and recreate the same share under a different name, and then use the
DIR command in one of the directories on that share, the following error
message pop-up dialog box appears prompting you to choose OK before the
batch file can continue:
CMD.EXE-System error
The network name was deleted
OK
Here is a batch file example:
Assume there is a directory A shared under the name B on the local computer
where the batch file is running:
NET SHARE B=d:\A
DIR \\<server name>\B\<directory_name>
NET SHARE B /d
This batch file runs fine the first time, but generates the error message
above when you run it the second time.
In the Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) window the following error message
appears:
The name specified is no longer available.
CAUSE
CMD.EXE caches the file handle for the old network share and fails to
update it when the share is recreated.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords: kbnetwork KB148657