Impossible to erase my files on FP-2000

[Frenchy]

Excuse me for my English but I am French.
I have create files on a FP-200 which I do not manage to erase. When I look them on ftp, I see them but when I want to open them I receive the error : "Requested action not taken: No such file or directory". And when I want to erase them I receive the error: "550 Requested action not taken: No such file or directory". I would like to know with what that is is how I can remove them.
Thank you in advance for your answer.

[Aaron_G]

I would assume that the files do not conform to the 8.3 filename convention. In order to erase the file, just use the first 8 characters and the extension, or try the first set of character up until a non-8.3 character to erase the file. For example, if you uploaded a file called testseven.txt (notice the filename is nine characters), try to delete it by deleting testseve.txt. Alternatively, you can try wildcard characters to delete the file. If the above methods do not work in deleting the file, you have two options; upload a zero byte file of the same name to the FP-20XX (reclaiming most of the space but leaving an empty file), or contacting National Instruments tech support to arrange for a return of the module to NI for re-formatting of the memory.

Regards
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Aaron

[Andreev_S.V.]

I have a such trouble by copy to FP-2000 file named "FP POLL.VI". It has the space character in name. I tried to replace this file by the file with same file name but zero length. It does not work! Now I have two file named "FP POLL.VI". I tried to write embedded LabVIEW program to remove those files, but it does not work! It is a big trouble in FP-2000 family that the user can not manually clear all flash memory.

[Aaron_G]

Try using a command line FTP client. In Windows 2000, you can choose Start--> Run, then type "command" and hit enter. Type "FTP W.X.Y.Z" where W.X.Y.Z is the IP Address of the module. Hit enter twice to log-on (presuming you do not have security engaged on the module). Switch to the directory the file is in by using the "CD" command. When you are looking at the directory the file is in, try deleting the file by typing "delete X" where you can try any of the following for X; "FPPOLL.vi", "FP*.vi", "FP*".

Regards,
Aaron

[Andreev_S.V.]

IT DOES NOT WORK!!!

[Aaron_G]

Unfortunately, at this point you will probably need to RMA the module to have the files deleted.

Regards,
Aaron

[XD. G]

You are right Aaron, the RT uses 8.3 file naming syatem, which means the file name is 8 characters maximum and 3 characters extension maximum, try creat a file that conform to this form and copy and delete, you will see it works. Unfortunately for the file that is created in Windows, we are already spoiled to use the long self explanary names, the file won't work on the RT side. Error 550 is exactly the file naming error. ftp instruction should be able to take care of it.