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Re: -8850 error from info for
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Re: -8850 error from info for


  • Subject: Re: -8850 error from info for
  • From: Devon and Cornwall <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:17:34 -0700

At 3:27 PM -0700 6/27/01, John W Baxter wrote:

> >> for" to look at a file on a Unix file system, would you? There's a
> >>known bug
> >> about that, but I didn't think anyone would hit it in the real world.
> >
> >I have no NT or Unix files. I am using OS 9.1. Any ideas.
>
>Check both the creation and modification dates on each file in the problem
>folder (including the "Icon<return>" file). One (or more) of them probably
>has a bad time close to the start of Jan 1, 1904 (possibly a date in early
>2040 instead).

I posted a question about this error the other day. However, my
solution turned up something completely different. The file in
question yielded all the correct and appropriate information with a
simple "info for," and only would error when walking with Jon's
(doing info for).

I noticed late yesterday the file, an Adobe pdf,
had a generic icon. I took a shot at rebuilding the desktop db and
now everything is working fine again. I'll still need to write an
error handler, but I don't feel like the lone ranger anymore.

Thanks all
Corny


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