BUG: Using Wildcard Extension with SHFileOperation

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) on the following platforms:

  - Windows NT version 4.0

  - Windows 95

• Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming), versions 4.0, 4.01

SYMPTOMS

When you use the "*" wildcard for the extension in the target file name (pTo member of the SHFILEOPSTRUCT) in SHFileOperaiton, a message box with the following text appears:

   The source and destination filenames are the same.

RESOLUTION

The only way to workaround this bug is to build the source and target file name lists without using wildcards.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Code

The following code exposes this bug:

   SHFILEOPSTRUCT  sfo;
   char szSource[MAX_PATH];
   char szDest[MAX_PATH];

   lstrcpy(szSource,"c:\\test\\file.*");
   lstrcpy(szDest,"c:\\newfile.*");
   szSource[lstrlen(szSource)+1] = 0;
   szDest[lstrlen(szDest)+1] = 0;

   sfo.hwnd = NULL;
   sfo.wFunc = FO_COPY;
   sfo.pFrom = (LPCSTR)szSource;
   sfo.pTo = (LPCSTR)szDest;
   sfo.fFlags = FOF_NOCONFIRMATION |
                  FOF_SIMPLEPROGRESS |
                  FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR |
                  FOF_MULTIDESTFILES;
   sfo.hNameMappings = 0;
   sfo.lpszProgressTitle = "test";
   int res = SHFileOperation(&sfo);

Keywords          : KBShell kbcode
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01;WINNT:4.0;WIN95;
Platform          : Win95 WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending