> Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:33:37 +0000 > From: Greg Chicares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Might this provide the optimal answer to the recurring questions > about paths with embedded blanks? > > $(dospath name...) > Return an alias for file 'name'. On systems that encourage > embedding blanks in paths, and provide an alias with no blanks, > return that alias if available; otherwise, return the argument. > All characters in 'name' are treated as part of a single argument, > so this function can even accommodate a name like "a, b, c".
Yikes! I'd prefer a general solution that would work on other platforms as well, not only on DOS/Windows. After all, file names with blanks find their way into Posix platforms also. _______________________________________________ Make-w32 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/make-w32
