"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.