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What's the problem with parenthesis containing filenames?
« on: August 03, 2006, 05:39:29 PM »
It seems that AmigaDos is unable to handle filenames that contains parenthesis. It can not copy, rename, delete them and so on.
 For example, copy dh7:my_file(new).txt ram: fails until i use the WorkBench, open the window of dh7: and rename the file by removing the (). Then AmigaDos can handle the file properly. Why is this happening?
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Re: What's the problem with parenthesis containing filenames?
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2006, 06:05:27 PM »
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I guess you are not familiar with amigados wildcard syntax?

 Wrong guess.. I just want to know why this happens.
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Re: What's the problem with parenthesis containing filenames?
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2006, 06:11:51 PM »
@karlos
 Oh, i see now. Thanks, i wasn't that familiar with wildcards.
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Re: What's the problem with parenthesis containing filenames?
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2006, 06:18:05 PM »
@Ilwrath

 I just tried to use quotes but it doesn't work. so, yeah, it's better not to use reserved characters. In fact i never use them. I got the filenames from the internet.
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Re: What's the problem with parenthesis containing filenames?
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2006, 09:49:05 PM »
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As karlos said, though, you can still manipulate the files using the apostrophe, IE:

rename file_'(with_brackets').txt file_without_brackets.txt

 Oh, right. This works. :-)
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