OpenEuphoria

Re: open() : Files that don't exist

• Posted by Brian Broker <brian_broker at yahoo.com> Jan 01, 2006
• 452 views

Vincent wrote:
> 
> Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> > 
> > Matt Lewis wrote:
> > > 
> > > Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Why does }}}
<eucode>open("debug.txt", "w")</eucode>
{{{
 create a file called
> > > > "DEBUG.TXT"?
> > > > Is there a way to get around this?
> > > 
> > > I hope not.  What would you expect to happen when attempting to write a 
> > > file?  Perhaps you want to open with "u"?  Or maybe you should check to
> > > see
> > > if it's already in existence.  But the behavior you quote is the proper
> > > and
> > > expected.
> > > 
> > > Matt Lewis
> > 
> > 
> > Basically, the file is not expected to exist - but I expect that call to
> > create
> > "debug.txt" not "DEBUG.TXT"! Minor - I no.
> > 
> > Alex
> 
> Thats interesting... it will have capital letters when created with a DOS
> (EX),
> but lowercase with Windows (EXW).
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Vincent

how is that interesting?  because it doesn't matter?

curious, have you ever programmed before Windows existed? early OS's, including
DOS, referenced all files with UPPER-CASE names in my brief experience with them.
 I suppose that's why.

It's probably based on the fact that programming with case-sensitive punch-cards
would kill too many trees (not to mention the issues with hanging chads).

-- Brian