[softwarelist] Re: Scanning software oddity

In article <i1YkLGBU$ViGFwFI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <4efc1f7127rkp@xxxxxxxxx>, Richard Partridge <rkp@xxxxxxxxx> 
> writes
> >or Easiwriter), the drag works fine, but a copy of the JPEG is also
> >made in the root directory of the hard disk; at the same time, the
> >file name in the DPSS window is changed to <Wimp$Scrap>. This does
> >not happen if the file is transferred as a Sprite, nor of course if
> >the modified JPEG is saved to hard disk and loaded to Ovation Pro
> >from there.

> I wonder what the value of wimp$scrap is? (F12, and show
> wimp$scrap). It should point to !Scrap inside !Boot.

And it does:

ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!BOOT.Resources.!Scrap.ScrapDirs.ID78126b01.ScrapFile

But a copy is also being made in the root directory.

Richard.

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Richard Partridge
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