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Q104059: PC WSPlus: Local .CAL Misplaced Moving to Empty Floppy Drive

Article: Q104059
Product(s): Microsoft Schedule+ for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 16-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Schedule+ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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In versions 1.0 and 1.0a of Microsoft Schedule+ for Windows, when you move your
local schedule file (.CAL) to a floppy disk drive that does not contain a floppy
disk and you subsequently insert a floppy disk to complete the move procedure,
your local file is moved to an unspecified, seemingly random location (including
one of the servers to which you are connected) instead of to the floppy disk.

RESOLUTION
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To prevent this problem, be sure to insert a floppy disk into the drive before
you choose the Move Local File command from the File menu in Schedule+ to move
your local file to a floppy disk.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows versions 3.0
and 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you choose drive A as the destination drive for the move and no floppy disk
is currently in that drive, you will receive the following message:

  <filename> This file name is invalid.

When you insert a floppy disk and proceed with the move procedure, everything
seems to work, until you try to find your local file. It may not be on the
floppy disk after all; it may be on one of the servers you are currently
connected to.

This behavior is not specific to Microsoft Schedule+. You will experience similar
results with Windows Notepad. For example, if you are working with Notepad and
attempt to save a Notepad file to a floppy disk drive using the Save As command
from the File menu, the file may be saved in a random location if there is no
floppy disk in the drive.

Additional query words: schedule plus 1.00 1.00a misplaced missing

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbScheduleSearch kbSchedule100 kbSchedule100a
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.0a

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