1. dir() bug in Linux
>From the html manual:
include file.e
x = dir(st)
Return directory information for the file or directory named by st.
If there is no file or directory with this name then -1 is returned.
st can contain * and ? wildcards to select multiple files.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Nope.
If 'st' contains an asterisk, e.g. x = dir("/home/irv/*.exu") then the
program bombs.
Same with x = dir(*.exu") when checking the current directory,.
Whenever wildcards are used x always returns a -1.
The only thing that does work correctly is this:
x = dir("/home/irv") without wildcards, it returns the
entire directory listing.
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Regards,
Irv
2. Re: dir() bug in Linux
Irv Mullins writes:
> st can contain * and ? wildcards to select multiple files.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Nope.
Thanks.
Wildcards for dir() is actually implemented by the C library.
It works with WATCOM, Lcc and Borland,
but not with GNU C on DOS or Linux.
A couple of releases ago wildcards weren't even
documented for dir(), although they worked.
I'll fix either the documentation or the dir() code for
the next release.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
3. Re: dir() bug in Linux
- Posted by jbrown105 at HotPOP.com
Apr 21, 2001
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