Don't you just love a crap OS that thinks it knows what you want to do better than you do so it does all kinds of crazy crap?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Grigore Dolghin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 12:20 PM Subject: RE: Win7 conundrum It is called Virtualization Service and it was introduced first time in Vista. A good explanation can be read here: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/5538#toc3 The idea is that from your point of view, the file is in C:\. It is not there physically, though, but you can consider it is there. If you want to avoid this kind of problems in the future, write files where you have write access rights. For example, create a folder in C:\ and put all your stuff there. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Sytze de Boer > Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 9:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Win7 conundrum > > Hi Paul > I've looked in this place, and YES, the file is there I am now more confused > than before > > S > > > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Paul Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 4:49 AM, Sytze de Boer <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Yes > > > In can see see several TMP files, config.sys, my desktop jpg file, > > > and > > more > > > S > > > > Have a look in: > > C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Local\VirtualStore > > > > Change Paul to the users name, unless he's called Paul :-) > > > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 3:44 PM, geoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Does his windows 7 system permit him to see ANY files in the C:\folder? > > >> > > >> Geoff Flight > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > > Behalf > > >> Of Sytze de Boer > > >> Sent: Monday, 5 July 2010 1:08 PM > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: Re: Win7 conundrum > > >> > > >> Hi Tracey > > >> Correct, if I type (in the C:\ folder) DIR *.ZIP > YESY.TXT, I get > > Access > > >> is > > >> denied > > >> I have quit my program > > >> I go back into the command window of the folder where I have all > > >> source code etc (for this specific app) I again type > > >> ?FILE("C:\KCB.ZIP") and the reply is .T. > > >> > > >> I go SET DEFAULT TO C:\ > > >> DIR *.* > > >> and I can see KCB.ZIP > > >> > > >> This is bizarre > > >> S > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Tracy Pearson > > >> <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > On 7/4/2010 8:08 PM, Sytze de Boer wrote: > > >> > > In one of my apps, when you exit, it offers to backup your data > > >> > > I use Azip and you can name your file and destination > > >> > > > > >> > > It so happens my client told it to backup to C:\KCB.ZIP System > > >> > > is on Win7 When he tried to restore, the file was not there > > >> > > > > >> > > I tried this on MY Win7 system > > >> > > My routine told me it had made a backup and that it could see > > >> > > the > > file > > >> > > i.e. (mbaks=C:\KCB.ZIP) > > >> > > mybackup=azip(.T.,"&mbaks","*.dbf *.fpt *.cdx *.fr? > > >> > > -foxuser.*") If !File("&mbaks") > > >> > > =Messagebox('OOPS something did not work and your backup is > > >> > > NOT successful ',0,'WARNING') else > > >> > > =messagebox('Backup file created',0,'') endif > > >> > > > > >> > > I tried this in the command box > > >> > > ?File("&mbaks") > > >> > > Answer is .T. > > >> > > I type DIR C:\*.ZIP > > >> > > and it tells me the files found are: c:\kcb.zip > > >> > > > > >> > > I check it with explorer and CMD, both tell me the file is NOT > > >> > > there > > >> > > > > >> > > What am i missing ? > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > At a command prompt, DIR > C:\TEST.TXT returns an Access Denied > > message. > > >> > Could the back up file be in the current directory of the application? > > >> > > > >> > Tracy > > > > -- > > Paul > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/03f701cb1d8e$88299860$7a00a...@w2k3s02 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
