[iyonix-support] Filer confusion when saving

I have an odd effect that has occasionally happened before, but I can't
explain.

Open new document in EasiWriter.  

Try to save with filename Name in directory Parent.Child.   Get the
message: "Could not save file because Parent.Sibling cannot be created.  A
directory of that name already exists."

Drag file to completely different directory - no problem. 

Edit file and resave - also no problem.

In fact a file of the required name was created in Parent.Child , but
trying to open it gives:  "File produced by later version of EasiWriter
cannot be read"

This sounds like a possible EW problem, so repeat process with Draw.  

This also shows the fault (though the wording is slightly different):

"Parent.Sibling is a directory"

Try using a different directory - same problem.

Try a different disc - no problem.  Perhaps there is a disc fault.

Run DiscKnight - "Disc is Good".

I also notice that saving a file into TempDir (opened from the IconBar)
works OK, but doing the same thing opening the TempDir directory with the
filer shows the problem like the other directories.

The problem goes away when I reboot, which is presumably how I have cleared
it on all previous occasions when it happened.

Does anyone recognise the symptoms?  Anything I should look for when it
happens next time?

John

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John Harrison -  http://www.jaharrison.me.uk
Using a British Iyonix PC running RISC-OS 5
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