Eeek.. I don't like the idea of anything changing my file names, I may have something else linking to those files.
I have to agree with Sherry, although I would suggest that avoiding spaces in file names makes them portable rather than standard. You don't know what/who may be referring to them in the future. You can never be sure when spaces in file names might trip you up. I recently came across backup program which was run every night (this was a Perl program running in windows program!!). When a disc crash happened, they suddenly realised that the backup program missed all files with spaces in their names.... that was a VERY expensive mistake. It a matter of personal opinion, that a file, being a single item should have a name which is a word, rather than a sentence. May I suggest using capitalisation in file names for example:- georgeSmithAged5.jpg "George Smith aged 5.jpg" looks like a list of four files to me "George_Smith_aged_5.jpg" is a possible compromise, but still looks a little disjoint For those with thousands of existing files, I wouldn't worry about fixing them until you find a real problem. But I recommend naming new files with no spaces just to minimise the risk of any hassle in the future. Personally, I blame Microsoft for allowing spaces in file names in the first place... not that have any particular reason to allow users to name files in such a way that they confuse programs made by their competitors <vbg>. Hope that helps Chris --- Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the other hand, Legacy could do what some other programs that > create web pages do - replace spaces in file and folder names with > underscores. > > Then people who aren't so literate and don't have a clue whether the > server is Unix or not don't have any problem. > > Cathy Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
