Q142645: FPNW Stops with Win3.x Client Directory Search: "********.***"

Article: Q142645
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use File Manager from a Windows 3.1 Novell client to search a Windows
NT 3.51 File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) Server for files named
********.***, the server stops with various STOP error messages.

CAUSE
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The crash is caused by the use of multiple wildcard symbols (*) to the left of
the period in the filename. A single wildcard on either side does not cause the
problem, nor does using multiple question marks (?) as a wildcard symbol.

This problem has been reproduced from Windows 3.1 systems running Novell client
1.20a and Windows for Workgroups servers running Novell Client 1.20a; it does
not occur with Windows NT or Windows 95 clients.

RESOLUTION
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To avoid this problem, use only a single wildcard (*) on either side of the
period (*.*) when doing directory searches.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This
problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For
information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : :3.51

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