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Q178914: CSNW: Cannot Use Wildcards Connecting to Printers in NDS Tree

Article: Q178914
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to connect to a printer, you may receive the following message:

  Name is invalid

CAUSE
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Although wildcard characters such as asterisk (*), percent (%), and question
mark (?) are valid characters in the NetWare Directory Services (NDS) path, they
are invalid when connecting to printers through Client Services for NetWare
(CSNW).

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Windows NT version 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: Novell
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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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