DOCUMENT:Q107364  18-NOV-1993  [B_WFOXPRO]
TITLE   :PRFOX: COPY FILE Fails with Error "File Does Not Exist"
PRODUCT :FoxPro For Windows
PROD/VER:2.50a
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:buglist2.50a fixlist2.50b

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.5a
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SYMPTOMS
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The COPY FILE command fails if ".." is used to reference the parent
directory of the source file.

RESOLUTION
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FoxPro 2.5a for
Windows. This problem was corrected in FoxPro 2.5b for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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In the Command window, issue the following commands:

   SET DEFAULT TO c:\test
   COPY FILE ..\config.sys TO config.sys

These commands should copy the CONFIG.SYS file from the root directory
to the C:\TEST directory, but instead the error message "File
c:\\config.sys does not exist" is displayed.

Notes
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MS DOS uses ".." to reference the parent directory of the current
directory. For example, if you are currently in the C:\DOS directory
and want to copy a file to the C:\FOXPROW directory, these two MS-DOS
commands would accomplish the same thing:

   COPY <filename> C:\FOXPROW\<filename>
   COPY <filename> ..\FOXPROW\<filename>

Because C:\ is the parent directory of the C:\DOS directory,
..\FOXPROW is exactly the same as C:\FOXPROW when it is referenced
from the C:\DOS directory.

Additional reference words: 2.50a buglist2.50a fixlist2.50b errmsg err
msg

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