> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of john george
> Sent: 08 June 2004 05:23
> Hi,
> I'm trying to convert the following path name to a
> unix specific format so that it could be passed as a
> parameter to the Unix "open(..)" system call.
> cygpath
> "\\Device\\harddiskdmvolumes\\physicaldmvolumes\\rawvolume3
> "
> The converted path name is not accepted by the
> "open()"
> system call due to which I'm not able to access this
> device.
> Actually I'm trying to access a raw volume which I'm
> able to do if I use the CreateFile() API in Windows.
> I've no clue as to why I'm not able to access this raw
> device using the "open().." system call.
> Any suggesstions?
Have you tried this way yet?
\\\\.\\Device\\harddiskdmvolumes\\physicaldmvolumes\\rawvolume3
Not sure but I think that might sort it.
cheers,
DaveK
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