Mind you, AS ALWAYS :-), they were only coping someone else! Ever wondered why "\" is the path delimiter in Windows? Because when Gary Kildall wrote CP/M he used "/" as a valid character in a file name... (Okay, Unix wasn't so ubiquitous in those days.)
Cheers, Wol -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jpb-u2ug Sent: 02 October 2008 20:17 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Updating UV/UD PE This may be true but it really isn't a smart move even in windows, almost everything in programming is delimited by spaces. Personally I think it was one of the dumbest things implemented by MS. Jerry Banker -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boydell, Stuart Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 5:04 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] Updating UV/UD PE CREATE.FILE "FILE WITH SPACES IN'T" 30 Creating file "FILE WITH SPACES IN'T" as Type 30. Creating file "D_FILE WITH SPACES IN'T" as Type 3, Modulo 1, Separation 2. Added "@ID", the default record for RetrieVe, to "D_FILE WITH SPACES IN'T". >-----Original Message----- >I'm not quite sure what you're getting at here, but never mind ... Don't >forget UV comes from a heritage where space was an illegal character in >file names. (And it still is, for quite a lot of other programs that run >under Windows, too. Spaces cause me grief, even in Windows itself!) ********************************************************************** This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of addressed recipient(s). If you have received this communication in error, please reply to this e-mail to notify the sender of its incorrect delivery and then delete it and your reply. It is your responsibility to check this email and any attachments for viruses and defects before opening or sending them on. Spotless collects information about you to provide and market our services. For information about use, disclosure and access, see our privacy policy at http://www.spotless.com.au Please consider our environment before printing this email. ********************************************************************** ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
