>>This is really a shame:
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>>Open a command box. Copy a number of htm-files to a test folder. Copy the same files, but now give them the html extension. Then go to that test folder and type:
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del *.htm
>>What? Your html-files are gone also? I told you, it's a shame! And it happens with other extensions also. Who's gonna sue MS?
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>>Moreover, the deleted files are also not in the recycle bin. Remarkable.
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>>Now a question: who knows an undelete tool?
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>Pater, that happens only for extentions that are 4 letter long. I suppose that this is because of 8.3 format of file name under DOS. About Undelete, just google it. There are many Undelete utilities over the INet.
Berislav,
It does not happen if no wildcard is used. Suppose there are two files 'effe.htm' and 'effe.html'. The command 'del effe.htm' will not erase 'effe.html'. So I think that 8.3 format is not the crux here. Moreover, I expect DOS to be aware of long filename format on my WinXP machine (it also happens on WinNT).
Problem with all those utilities is that they cost money.
Groet,
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