[comp.sys.mac] error -37 and downloading

jk3t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jonathan King) (11/15/88)

I also recently got a system error -37 while downloading from Sumex, and
on closer look it appeared the problem was with the length of the filenames
involved--I was being really careful and typing in the (optional) version
numbers which made the names over 32 characters long.  When I found an
acceptable "abbreviation" the download went smoothly.

Hope this helps...

jking

straka@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Straka) (11/17/88)

I often (2-4 times / week) get a -37 error when double-clicking an Excel file.
When I double-click again, it ALWAYS succeeds.  I have stopped worrying about
it a long time ago. (I'm still running 4.2/6.0).  No funny naming
conventions, ...  Same reaction with Excel 1.04 and 1.5.  No other
applications do this.  Same reaction on my old Dataframe XP20 and my new
Jasmine DD70.

Sort of odd, wouldn't you say?
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Rich Straka     att!ihlpf!straka

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