Hi Sami, not sure that I understand the problem
+) commons-exec is basically Ant code so it does the all the things Ant is doing, e.g. hard-to-understand quoting +) inside the code it is pretty hard to distinguish between a file name and a funny argument string (both containing spaces) so we assume that this is a file name which need quoting +) since quoting seems to be the #1 topic - please check http://commons.apache.org/exec/faq.html#complex-quoting So I suggest +) have a look if you could solve your problem by avoiding a single command line +) describe your problems a bit more detailed Cheers, Siegfried Goeschl [email protected] wrote: > I did not notice all commons-* were using the same mailing-list, so here is > the > correct subject along with the original message > > Sorry for the inconvenience, > sami > > ----- Forwarded message from Ralph Goers <[email protected]> ----- > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:22:20 -0800 > From: Ralph Goers <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Commons Developers List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: API discussion: Quoting of arguments: why is it enabled by > default? > To: Commons Developers List <[email protected]> > > Can you change your subject to start with [XYZ] and replace XYZ with > the Commons project your question pertains to? > > Thanks, > Ralph > > On Feb 16, 2009, at 2:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > >> Hi, >> >> I am wondering why the quoting of arguments (if they contain spaces) >> is enabled >> by default. >> >> This is certainly not the behaviour I was expecting while using the >> API, as >> passing a filename as an argument will just fail if it is surrounded >> with >> quotes. >> >> regards, >> sami dalouche >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
