From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
Subject: Re: Ada.Directories.Base_Name and dot files
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:39:28 -0500
Date: 2009-10-10T21:39:28-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <hargk4$uun$1@munin.nbi.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: a38fc23f-7910-4f3c-afd6-a15669953de1@r36g2000vbn.googlegroups.com
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"Yannick Duch�ne Hibou57" <yannick_duchene@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
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> On 7 oct, 17:10, Adam Beneschan <a...@irvine.com> wrote:
>> It was pointed
>> out that on Windows, a file named ".abc" is treated as any other file
>> with an extension of .abc
> That's a bit less clear on Windows
> Windows XP accept the file names as valid on its file system, but the
> Explorer does not allow to create such file names, complaining it is
> an invalid file name. But it is still able to access it.
There are lots of ways to create files on Windows that have nothing to do
with the file explorer (or the file save box). Anyone that writes an Ada
program to create a file will surely be able to create a file ".abc" if they
wish. The primary intent of Ada.Directories is that it can handle any file
that the other Ada I/O packages can open or create (no discussion about
explorer).
Randy.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-10-11 2:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-10-07 12:40 Ada.Directories.Base_Name and dot files
2009-10-07 14:46 ` Yannick Duchêne Hibou57
2009-10-07 17:06 `
2009-10-07 14:52 ` Adam Beneschan
2009-10-07 17:06 `
2009-10-07 15:10 ` Adam Beneschan
2009-10-07 15:37 ` Yannick Duchêne Hibou57
2009-10-11 2:39 ` Randy Brukardt [this message]
2009-10-07 20:11 `
2009-10-08 9:39 ` Stephen Leake
2009-10-08 9:58 `
2009-10-26 19:26 ` Type casting Bruno
2009-10-26 20:02 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2009-10-26 20:09 ` Adam Beneschan
2009-10-26 19:27 ` Conversions Bruno
2009-10-26 20:09 ` Conversions Jeffrey R. Carter
2009-10-26 20:19 ` Conversions Adam Beneschan
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