csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) (03/05/91)
I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've tried it also with xt-pro but that didn't work either. Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? Many thanks in advance, Christian University of Keele, United Kingdom csw76@seq1.kl.ac.uk
tlglenn@cs.arizona.edu (Ted L. Glenn) (03/05/91)
In article <919@keele.keele.ac.uk>, csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) writes: > I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called > k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've tried it also with > xt-pro but that didn't work either. > > Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? You could try: 1) del k*.mac 2) del k?hler.mac 3) del *.mac This assumes that other files won't get clobbered (you could move them around or something). There are probably other combinations to try with the wildcard characters. It may be necessary to use some kind of utility (Norton's?). Hope this helps. -- -Ted L. Glenn "Don't worry, be happy!" <--Ack! Pffffhhht! tlglenn@cs.arizona.edu G19382105@ccit.arizona.edu G19382105@ARIZRVAX.BITNET
hendrik@cca.vu.nl (Hendrik te Winkel) (03/05/91)
csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) writes: >I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called >k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've tried it also with >xt-pro but that didn't work either. >Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? Christian, I think the Norton Commander does the job. Just go into NC and move the bar on your file and press F8. Or: Why not ask WP to get rid off it? With F5 get a list of your directory and press D or something to delete it (or R to rename it) Otherwise del k?hler.mac or del *.mac or del *.* (Though I think you've tried that at least!) Success, and post the result please! Hendrik -- Hendrik te Winkel hendrik@cca.vu.nl I don't want no one crying, or feeling sad, or standing in the rain without their hat. - Chi Coltrane.
n8541751@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (Where there is darkness, light) (03/05/91)
csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) writes: >I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called >k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots >on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've tried it also >with xt-pro but that didn't work either. >Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? I deleted a file like this once with PC TOOLS. I think I renamed it first, and then deleted it. A friend of mine had another file that even PC TOOLS wouldn't erase or rename, but we finally eliminated it by using BASIC language, believe it or not. It seems the KILL command, which is how you delete a file in BASIC, will accept wierd filenames that the DOS DELETE command will not. It must work differently than other methods of erasing files. We just used plain BASIC, not BASICA. Kris. -- Kriston M. Bruland | . . . . . . . . . . n8541751@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu | . . . . . . . . . 8541751@nessie.cc.wwu.edu | . . . . . .
salmi@finsun.csc.fi (Timo Salmi) (03/05/91)
In article <919@keele.keele.ac.uk> csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) writes: >I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called >k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've tried it also with >xt-pro but that didn't work either. > >Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? : Use Norton's diskdoctor or a similar utility. Then remove. Yours is probably a case of an error in the fat (if not a simple case of a read-only file) ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) (03/05/91)
User the Alt-key and numeric keypad to get the neat ASCII 148. Hold down the Alt-key, type 148 on the keypad, let up. Use it in the filename. Or just use a utility program. Brian
tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin) (03/05/91)
In article <919@keele.keele.ac.uk>, csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) says: > >I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called >k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots >on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've >xt-pro but that didn't work either. > >Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? > You can: del k?hler.mac del k*.mac del k<alt+148>hler.mac del *.mac del *.* This assumes you don't have a non-printable character after the 'r'. If so, you may have to do this: del k?hler*.mac Carl Schelin tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu
xcarey@cucstud.UUCP (Christian Carey) (03/05/91)
In article <919@keele.keele.ac.uk>, csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) writes: > I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called > k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots > on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've tried it also with > xt-pro but that didn't work either. > > Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? Try the following: DEL K*HLER.MAC (instead of *, hold down the Alt key and type 1 4 8 on the keypad; this will generate the o with diaeresis. Any character but 0 can be entered in this method.) Have fun, Crispy -- "It is a question of cubic capacity; a man with so large a brain must have something inside it."--Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle_ Christian Carey (size 8 hat (USA)) uunet!cucstud!xcarey
fisher@sc2a.unige.ch (03/07/91)
In article <919@keele.keele.ac.uk>, csw76@seq1.keele.ac.uk (J.C. Kohler) writes: > I have a file in a subdirectory which I can't delete. The file is called > k*hler.mac and was once generated by wp 4.2. The * stands for an o with dots on it, ascii 148. I can't delete this file under ms-dos. I've tried it also with > xt-pro but that didn't work either. > > Does anybody has an idea how i can get rid of this file??? There has been several answers to this one, including: del k?hler.mac (best) del k*hler.mac (warning! this is equivalent to del k*.mac) del k<148>hler.mac (probably wrong, DOS filenames are uppercase: use <153>) using almost any file-managment program If none of these worked, try: chkdsk /f (takes care of most file system errors) attrib -r *.* (remove read-only flag) del k?hler.mac Good luck, Markus Fischer, Dpt of Anthropology, Geneva CH