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From: pes@bath63.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Step rates and subdirectories ("folders")
Message-ID: <774@bath63.ux63.bath.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 13-Feb-87 11:44:57 EST
Article-I.D.: bath63.774
Posted: Fri Feb 13 11:44:57 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Feb-87 00:36:29 EST
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Reply-To: pes@ux63.bath.ac.uk (Paul Smee)
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There is a bug (in at least some versions of the system -- e.g. the one I've
got) which causes that effect if you have a folder with an 8-character name.
It looks like somewhere someone has allocated 8 bytes to store the name, and
forgot about the NUL termination char.  If this is what is byting you ( :-)
use your disk-patcher to NUL the eighth char of the name and you can then
make the folder go away.