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Q111588: BUG: OpenFile() Doesn’t Handle Forward Slash ("/") Character

Article: Q111588
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-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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OpenFile() does not correctly handle paths beginning with a forward slash
character ("/") (for example, as in "x:/").

CAUSE
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The forward slash character "/" is put into the normalized name as is, instead
of being converted to a backslash character ("\"). OpenFile() is not implemented
to check for the forward slash character.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in 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 backward

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

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