Marcel Kilgus writes: <> > Even though it is my idea this probably needs more thinking. The > device I proposed is probably not the way to go, instead perhaps the > OPEN routine would need to be changed to automatically make use of the > "current directory", otherwise it's probably somewhat pointless. BUT > if this were so, relative path-names would have to be introduced, too. > I mean things like ".." and "\" (root directory) of DOS.
Yes!! <> > > get the length of the file/dir names (this would only be of interest > > if *somebody* actually gets around to implementing some form of long > > file names). > > Shouldn't we just decide on a "suggested value" now instead of making > it dynamic (things like configuration options can't be dynamic > anyway)? Windows has a max path length of 260 characters for example > (UNC names can actually be longer, but hardly anybody uses them for > local files). As long as it is a "reasonable" limit. > > set a default filename for a job with a certain name > > How do you know the job name? When using HOT_whatever, don't you just > know the filename then? > > > As usual, relatively few people have commented on this... > > Which sometimes can be a good thing ;-) I heard that! ;) Per _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
