Our website would like to use cookies to store information on your computer. You may delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site will not work as a result. Find out more about how we use cookies.

Login or Register

Powered by
Powered by Novacaster
 
Excellent error messages
by Bruce Ure at 19:38 07/09/06 (Blogs::Bruce)
As one who delights in weird error messages, I have to say this one rates pretty high for me.
"You cannot copy 'flowchart.pps' to the destination because its name is the same as the name of an item on the destination, except for the case of some characters."

Actually, as I typed that I realised it doesn't mean 'the name is the same except that some of the characters are different', it actually means 'the name is the same except that some characters are different in case'.

Shame, that was looking like a good one.

I wonder why it doesn't just treat it like any file where a file of the same name exists in the destination? i.e. give me the option of overwriting or skipping. Instead, it's aborted the lengthy copy operation half way through, leaving no easy path to finishing the job. Brilliant. And very Windows-esque.

--

<< 'Kittenauth' verification syst... Can't fold a piece of paper mo... >>
View Comments (Flat Mode) Printer Version
Excellent error messages Bruce Ure - 7/09
    Re: Excellent error messages Bruce Ure - 7/09
    Re: Excellent error messages Simon - 8/09