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eschwartz · 10-11-2015, 12:14 PM

Well, the file or folder will exist on disk -- IF it gets created by sneaking around the Win32 API -- but most (standard) ways of interacting with it (read: anything that uses the Win32 API) won't be able to create it, open it, move it, or delete it. (I believe it may show up as a zero-byte file???)

Windows has plenty of legacy issues surrounding filenames inherited from the DOS days.

Just take a stroll down these Google Search results: folder ending in a period

Bottom line: not wise to take a dive in the uncharted waters of Windows-land.

10-11-2015, 12:14 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Well, the file or folder will exist on disk -- IF it gets created by sneaking around the Win32 API -- but most (standard) ways of interacting with it (read: anything that uses the Win32 API) won't be able to create it, open it, move it, or delete it. (I believe it may show up as a zero-byte file???) Windows has plenty of legacy issues surrounding filenames inherited from the DOS days. Just take a stroll down these Google Search results: folder ending in a period Bottom line: not wise to take a dive in the uncharted waters of Windows-land. Last edited by eschwartz; 10-11-2015 at 12:20 PM.