OpenEuphoria

Re: Ideas for path separator character

• Posted by Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> Apr 12, 2006
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Matt Lewis 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).
> > Problem is, every char you pick 'could' be contained in the
> > path at the end where the program arguments can be.  
> 
> Pick something uncommon.  Windows normally uses a semi-colon, linux a colon.
> I'd go with the semi-colon, since the colon is common in windows paths.  If
> a user wants to use a semi-colon in a path (should be pretty rare) then 
> document that they'll need to escape it by using two.
> 
> Matt Lewis

Hi Matt,


That sounds good.  I think i'll go with that.  I figued what the heck
too, because after all it's know that that is used in PATH env too.

Thanks, and thanks to everyone else who offered suggestions too.


Take care,
Al

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