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to: Johan Zwiekhorst
from: Alan Ianson
date: 2006-01-13 16:35:54
subject: Re: Creating a zero-byte semaphore file

Johan Zwiekhorst wrote to Sean Dennis:

JZ>  AI>> I used to do this with "TYPE NULL
>>d:\bt\flags\rescan.now, or
JZ>  AI>> something thereabouts..
JZ> 
JZ>  >SD: Still get that "file not found" error...
JZ> 
JZ> That's because you should use 'TYPE NUL >file' (note the single L).

You have a good eye.. ;)

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

... As a computer, I find your faith in technology amusing.

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