Re: What is ProDOS error $0040?

[bjbear@ibm.net (B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin)]

In article <5h9mic$dap$1@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy
Shackelford) wrote:

> In article
<NOSPAM***bjbear-ya023680002503971441180001@news-s01.ca.us.ibm.net>,
> B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin <NOSPAM***bjbear@ibm.net> wrote:
> >I am getting the above ProDOS error message when trying to run applications
> >from an Appleshare server.  I hope it is just an "out of memory" error
> >(which I am anticipating, because I know I need more memory in my GS), or
> >is it an error that indicates that an application is not "ProDOS aware" as
> >it mentions in the System manuals?
> 
> $40 is invalid path if my memory is on. Pretty likely since you're talking
> Appleshare. All names in a file's path have to be ProDOS legal if you want
> ProDOS 8 to access 'em, even on a server.

I assumed they *were* ProDOS legal because the programs I am copying over
(from 3.5 disks) to the server to use on the //gs are ALL ProDOS apps,
complete with the "ProDOS" and "Basic.system" files.  I just can't figure
out what the path is that is invalid.

--bj
Apple //--///--Macintosh user/supporter/collector