18/Feb/2006 16:30
I am trying to use the forward slash ["/"]. It's fairly comnmon now.
Barry Karas
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Your answer is logical, but I was taught, and adhere to the method: that
what was good in the past is not necessarily good for the future. In fact,
I will keep in the back of my mind to watch out for restricted characters.
There may have been a good reason for restricted characters IN THE PAST,
but now I don't want them.
Perhaps key here is your statement that you don't want them. Since you
are
not the only person using the operating system there may be others who
do
want them. If you did some research into the topic of "backward
compability" it might become clearer why legacy "rules" are left
intact.
How would I eliminate the restrictions [especially since some of the
restricted characters are already used]?
It might be a good idea to state an example of the point you are
trying to
make. Which restricted character is used and how is it used (I'm not
sure
what "other fields" you refer to when you mention "hypocritical")?
Even better, detail what it is you are actually trying to do and why
it
doesn't work the way you want it to work. Knowledgable people here
will
suggest a way for you to accomplish the task you need to get done and
often they will come up with a better and more elegant solution that
you
might have been able to figure out for yourself.
Hope this helps, Rodney
********************************************** "Sharon F"
11-Feb-06
Why is it that "/", ":", and some other characters are restricted in
Windows Explorer, 2X Explorer, and the like for names? [This is
hypocritical: those applications use some restricted characters in
other fields.]
Thank you,
Barry Karas
It's a carry over from the "old days" of computing. XP will accept/use
some
of those characters but it's probably best to stay away from them
anyhow. You never know when you're going to run into a program that
balks at them. If files are shared between system, could cause problems
there too.
