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TSFlierMate11
post Oct 8 2022, 05:44 PM, updated 2y ago

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This is a surprise to me, Windows says "COM4" is a reserved name. rclxub.gif

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I think it was because I have a USB device connected to that port.
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post Oct 8 2022, 10:11 PM

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QUOTE(FlierMate11 @ Oct 8 2022, 05:44 PM)
This is a surprise to me, Windows says "COM4" is a reserved name.  rclxub.gif

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I think it was because I have a USB device connected to that port.
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Nope, it's due to the "com"
It's a leftover from the ancient pre windows dos days

Basically back then, if you sent something to com, instead of actually saving it, it would sent it out the physical com port to say, a printer

Despite there being rarely any com ports today, it's still a thing in windows.
Unfortunately you're forced to pick a different name for your file.
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post Nov 11 2022, 01:36 PM

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Alternatively choice, use number "0" to replace the alphabet "O" in COM e.g. C0M.
jonathanYYDS
post Nov 23 2022, 02:15 PM

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Nothing to surprise about it as Windows reserved a certain name. Mac OS and Linux also have this kind of things.
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post Nov 23 2022, 03:48 PM

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No other choice, maybe you can rename it to com_4

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Do not use the following reserved names for the name of a file: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. Also avoid these names followed immediately by an extension; for example, NUL.txt is not recommended.

source: https://www.helpndoc.com/documentation/html...dfilenames.html


 

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