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Q87347: BUG: OpenFile() API Fails on Novell Temp Drive

Article: Q87347
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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In the Microsoft Windows graphical environment, when an application uses the
OpenFile() API to open a file on a Novell network temporary drive, the function
returns the value HFILE_ERROR to indicate failure.

CAUSE
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The OpenFile() function does not properly parse the nonalphabetic characters
that the Novell network redirector uses to represent temporary drive mappings.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, use the _lopen() function to obtain a file handle.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Windows version 3.1. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: buglist3.10 3.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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