Merge - "File Not Found," "Invalid Drive Path

DocumentID: 650495
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:28:59 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: When a user performs a merge and enters the primary file and then the secondary file, the message "Merging" appears followed by the message "Error File Not Found," and the name of the primary file appears. However, some of the characters in the primary file have changed (e.g., if the name of the primary file was PRI.FRM, the error message lists the file as PRI.GRM). This problem most often occurs when you press F5, list the directory, highlight the file that you want merged, and press 1 to retrieve it. If you simply type in the primary filename you won't experience any problems. However, if the path and filename is too long, an "Invalid Drive Path Specification" message can appear and cause the same problem. Solutions: If the pathname entered for a primary file had more than 22 characters in it, the 22nd character of the pathname would be inadvertently changed. This problem was corrected on the 03/30/90 release of WP. One user received the error "Invalid Drive Path Specification" when performing a merge because there was a {NEST PRIMARY} command in the primary file that was causing the program to look for a file in a directory that did not exist. After the customer changed the {NEST PRIMARY} command to look at the correct directory, everything worked correctly. The same type of problem can occur if the user has a {NEST SECONDARY} command in the secondary file that points to an invalid directory. Another user received the "Invalid Drive Path Specification" error during a merge because the last field in the primary file did not end with an {End Field} code. It simply ended with an {End Record} code. Inserting the {End Field} code after the last field and placing the {End Record} code on a line by itself corrected the error.

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