Duplicate file names with different case letters

[Brad]

I have a need to create a few file names that are
identical except for upper/lower case letters. Windows XP
will not allow me to do this. When I modify the name of a
file to be the same as another file, except for the case I
get an error message saying "A file with the name you
specified already exists". This is most annoying as our
Linux web server has no problem with names having the same
characters but different case. Is this a limitation of
Windows or is there a way to circumvent this behavior?

Thanks,
Brad

[Ben Williams]

Unfortunately this is a limitation of windows.

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DesertBlade
"Brad" > wrote in message
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> I have a need to create a few file names that are
> identical except for upper/lower case letters. Windows XP
> will not allow me to do this. When I modify the name of a
> file to be the same as another file, except for the case I
> get an error message saying "A file with the name you
> specified already exists". This is most annoying as our
> Linux web server has no problem with names having the same
> characters but different case. Is this a limitation of
> Windows or is there a way to circumvent this behavior?
>
> Thanks,
> Brad

[Sharon F]

Brad wrote:
> I have a need to create a few file names that are
> identical except for upper/lower case letters. Windows XP
> will not allow me to do this. When I modify the name of a
> file to be the same as another file, except for the case I
> get an error message saying "A file with the name you
> specified already exists". This is most annoying as our
> Linux web server has no problem with names having the same
> characters but different case. Is this a limitation of
> Windows or is there a way to circumvent this behavior?
>
> Thanks,
> Brad

There are some operating systems that are case sensitive but Windows is not
one of them. As you've discovered, XP makes no distinction between upper and
lower characters in a file's name.

Basic rule: Each file must have a unique path. While you can have several
files with the same exact name -- those same-named files cannot exist within
the same folder. If you want to name your files in the manner you're
describing, you'll need to place each one in a different folder.

--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

[DJ]

On Thu, 22 May 2003 08:27:32 -0700, "Brad"
> wrote:

>I have a need to create a few file names that are
>identical except for upper/lower case letters. Windows XP
>will not allow me to do this. When I modify the name of a
>file to be the same as another file, except for the case I
>get an error message saying "A file with the name you
>specified already exists". This is most annoying as our
>Linux web server has no problem with names having the same
>characters but different case. Is this a limitation of
>Windows or is there a way to circumvent this behavior?
>
>Thanks,
>Brad

This is not a limitation of Windows. It is a design issue. Windows
is not case sensitive, while Unix style OSs are.

There is no work around.