Holley wrote:
You can't have a file called 'aux' under PC OS's, and it won't keep all the file property bits either.
Sure you can (well, in NT anyhow):
C:\>attrib -s -h boot.ini
C:\>copy boot.ini \\.\c:\aux
1 file(s) copied.
C:\>type \\.\c:\aux
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
/fastdetect
C:\>del \\.\c:\aux
C:\>attrib +s +h boot.ini
C:\>
Filesystem objects in Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 are just like everything else in Windows' global object hierarchy; however, if you reference special files using their short names (COM1, AUX, PRT, etc.), they'll be treated as special files. If you reference them using their global name (\\.\
:\), they'll be treated as plain files or directories.
Even so, WinUAE now uses name mangling and a file database for each directory, so you won't ever see a file called "AUX"--you'll see WinUAE's translation of the file name. I think file attribute mapping has been improved as well.
Trev
