JB> I would have thought with com2 being a 
JB> reserved system name it would be
JB> impossible to create such a file, but it's 
JB> there. How do I get rid of
JB> it???????????

 CH> Hello Jeff,

 CH> Try DEL COM?. (Just make sure that you don't 
 CH> have anything else that
 CH> matches that filemask).

No luck, here is what happened:
 
[I:\]>dir com?
 
The volume label in drive I is OS2.
The Volume Serial Number is A768:5C15.
Directory of I:\
 
21/12/96  15:06          6           0  com2
        1 file(s)          6 bytes used
                    66831872 bytes free
 
[I:\]>del com?
I:\com2
SYS0003: The system cannot find the path specified.
 
[I:\]>
 
 
Thanks for the suggestion.  Unfortunately I think
this file is here to stay, at least until I decide
to change disks, partitions, etc.
I have just recently ungraded so the next time
should be a long way off.
 
  Jeff

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