>I'm not sure I agree about your example above. In that particular case,
>you can simply do what MC does and have a single directory delimiter
>cross platform. And I can't think of a case where it wouldn't be
>possible to call a function to achieve the kind of functionality you're
>talking about.
Kevin,
I agree, the example is weak. In this case a function would work the same.
Usually the only thing where global delimiters come in is if you have to
"fool" another handler that expects items to use some other delimiter
(given you can't change the handler for some reason). But this is *so* rare
that I also wouldn't let it count. So, yes, the local solution seems to be
the better choice.
>put item 2 by <del|imiter> "/"
Kevin,
I think you got syntax writing conventions wrong. "|" is an alternative,
and angle brackets are for variables, not for literals. You wanted to write:
put item 2 by {del|delimiter} "/"
or more generally:
put item <start> [to <end>] [by {del|delimiter} <delimiter>] into
<destination>
right?
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
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