DIR and File Manager Show SFM Files with Wrong Size (112402)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q112402 SYMPTOMS
The wrong file size will be displayed when you view a Macintosh System
executable or font file on a Services For Macintosh (SFM) volume on a
Windows NT Server computer.
This problem will occur in all versions of Windows NT when you use DIR from
the command prompt or in File Manager. This will also occur when viewing a
Macintosh executable file with Windows NT 4.0 Explorer. A Macintosh client
shows the correct file size.
CAUSE
Macintosh files have both a Data Fork and a Resource Fork. Windows NT gets
the file size info from the Data Fork. If no information is available in
the Data Fork, the file size displayed is zero. Both Macintosh executable
files and font files have 0 bytes listed in the Data Fork, so their size is
displayed as 0 bytes.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server versions
3.1, 3.5, 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinterop KB112402 |
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