OpenEuphoria

Re: Ideas for path separator character

• Posted by Brian Broker <brian_broker at yahoo.com> Apr 12, 2006
• 477 views

Al Getz wrote:
> 
> Brian Broker wrote:
> > 
> > Al Getz wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello there,
> > > 
> > > Im looking for ideas for a single character to use as a path separator.
> > > The character shouldnt be anything that could be contained within a 
> > > path (win or lin).
> > 
> > I would think that a comma or semicolon should do the trick.  Neither
> > character
> > can be contained in a path...
> > 
> > -- Brian
> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> I just tried it and Win Explorer accepts both comma and semicolon
> as path characters.
> Any other ideas?
> 
> Al
> 

I didn't realize I could make a single directory like this:

mkdir "dir1,dir2"
   -or-
mkdir "dir1;dir2"

without quotes, they make 2 separate directories...

So why not use quotes?  Can you give an example of what you are trying to
implement?

-- Brian