File comments and shared folders

mark_k · 05 December 2012, 14:44

I seem to be having problems with file comments in shared folders.

I configured WinUAE to use a shared folder on a FAT32 partition, then copied some files to the shared folder (using the emulated Amiga) and set the comments of a couple of them.

Listing the files from CLI worked fine; the comments showed up as expected. Then I quit WinUAE and looked at the _UAEFSDB.___ file with a hex editor. That showed the filenames and comments of the two files.

However when I ran WinUAE again, it didn't seem to use the _UAEFSDB.___ file. Instead that file was truncated to 0 bytes and the comments were missing when I listed the files in the emulated Amiga. Does that happen for anyone else?

Toni Wilen · 05 December 2012, 22:14

I think you need to check if it it can be duplicated.

Toni Wilen · 06 December 2012, 10:15

I found (looks to be quite old too..) a bug that causes comments (and everything else stored in UAEFSDB) to be lost.

I am quite sure file wasn't truncated, did you check the file outside of AmigaOS?

05 December 2012, 14:44	#1
mark_k Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Posts: 3,333	File comments and shared folders I seem to be having problems with file comments in shared folders. I configured WinUAE to use a shared folder on a FAT32 partition, then copied some files to the shared folder (using the emulated Amiga) and set the comments of a couple of them. Listing the files from CLI worked fine; the comments showed up as expected. Then I quit WinUAE and looked at the _UAEFSDB.___ file with a hex editor. That showed the filenames and comments of the two files. However when I ran WinUAE again, it didn't seem to use the _UAEFSDB.___ file. Instead that file was truncated to 0 bytes and the comments were missing when I listed the files in the emulated Amiga. Does that happen for anyone else?

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05 December 2012, 22:14	#2
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,504	I think you need to check if it it can be duplicated.

06 December 2012, 10:15	#3
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,504	I found (looks to be quite old too..) a bug that causes comments (and everything else stored in UAEFSDB) to be lost. I am quite sure file wasn't truncated, did you check the file outside of AmigaOS?

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