Re: Filenames with "^"

For me it works without problems. Here's the result of dir *.dbf. As you 
can see I created 3 files and both works.



Database Table/DBF files  # Records  Last Update        Size
AA^.DBF                           0   2007-05-31         328
AA^A.DBF                          0   2007-05-31         328
CCLI^^^^.DBF                      0   2007-05-31         328
....
     12678 bytes in 7 files.
15413153792 bytes remaining on drive.



Gene Wirchenko skrev:
>      I tried creating some files with "^^^" in them.  VFP does not
> mind them at all AFAICS.  The DOS window commands give me grief over
> them.  For example,
>           ccli^^^.dbf
> will not be recognised as existing if I enter the command
>           dir ccli^^^.dbf
> of the form c???^^^.  I get "File not found".  If I try
>           del ccli^^^.dbf
> the error is the
>           Could Not Find C:\cbs2dev\ccli^.dbf
> Note that there is only one caret in the error message.
> 
>           echo hello>ccli^^^.dbf
> creates a file
>           ccli^.dbf
> and deleting it with
>           del ccli^.dbf
> does not delete it, but does delete
>           ccli.dbf
> !  (Dangerous!)
> 
>      What is up with these filenames?  "^" is not reserved AFAIK.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Gene Wirchenko
> 
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>      I have preferences.
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