(9881) Causes of No Such File Errors?

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(9881) Causes of No Such File Errors?

Post by User » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:26 am

doing directory command got error filename.ext;version no such file. how do I remove the file name.
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Re: (9881) Causes of No Such File Errors?

Post by Wizard » Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:26 am

Sounds like a stale directory entry. Could be as a result from deleting a file which had two distinct directory entries.

You can remove the remaining entry with: SET FILE/REMOVE
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