[iyonix-support] Re: Filer confusion when saving

In article <f0c7265e4e.druck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   David J. Ruck <druck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> John, please can you ensure that you don't remove the attribuition lines
> from the beginning of the message that says who wrote what.

Sorry.  Over zealous removal of 'surplus' text :-(

> Also whatever mail client you are using has removed the references header
> which allows me to easily go back and see your previous messages, which
> would enable me to attempt to answer your question.

Original message below.

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In article <4e5ca17c76john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, John Harrison
<john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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and follow up clarification re my description of directories:
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Parent.Child was:

ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!BOOT.^.John's.CC.FundingWP

Parent.Sibling was:

ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!BOOT.^.John's.CC.Publications

Both of which are real directories


> ... what the full error message is?

The error messages in my original post were copied word for word, except
that I used the aliases 'parent.sibling', etc.  (When the problem happens
it is completely repeatable until I reboot, so I did things several times
to copy the error messages.)    
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hth

John

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Using a British Iyonix PC running RISC-OS 5
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