Re: FTP rename on Windows 2000

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

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From: Joe Teff <JoeTeff@earthlink.net>
To: 'Midrange-L' <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: FTP rename on Windows 2000


> I have some automated FTP scripts running on an AS/400 for file transfers.
In
> some scripts I do a ren command to rollover files giving a backup copy. On
> NT 4.0, the rename will replace an existing file. Now I'm trying the same
> scripts with a Windows 2000 server. It fails on the rename because the
> new name matches an existing file. It will let me delete it, so I know I
have
> the appropriate rights. Has anyone run into this before?

yeah, that's the way Windows 9x/2000 works.

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