Re: File info on files with funky characters in their names

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 49829
interpreted = N
texte = This works:[fileinfo file=[url]a&b.txt[/url]] > Is there a reason that [fileinfo] cannot see files with quotes? Quotes are not legal filename characters on some file systems. > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Brian Fries > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 4:39 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: File info on files with funky characters in their names > > > I'm working on a generic file upload page for a client, and > was testing > for robustness for users entering obscure characters in their file > names - ampersands, quotes, equal signs, etc. I found some > interesting > info about [fileinfo] and wanted to pass it on, as well as request > comment from SMSI... > > Unlike all (that I've tried) other WebDNA tags, FileInfo does > not work > properly when you [url] the parameter. > > Given a file named a&b.txt, using [fileinfo a&b.txt] works fine, but > using [fileinfo [url]a&b.txt[/url]] fails to find the file. > Other tags, > such as [include [url]a&b.txt[/url]] work fine with the [url]. > > Then I tried quotes. I can [writefile file=[url]12paddle.txt[/url]], > and I can use deletefile and renamefile on the file, but I cannot see > the file with either [fileinfo 12paddle.txt] or [fileinfo > [url]12paddle.txt[/url]] > > For SMSI: Is this intentional behavior? Is there a reason that > [fileinfo] does not perform the implied [unurl] that all > other tags do? > Is there a reason that [fileinfo] cannot see files with quotes? > > TIA, > Brian > -- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- > http://www.brainscansoftware.com > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: File info on files with funky characters in their names (Brian Fries 2003)
  2. Re: File info on files with funky characters in their names (Scott Anderson 2003)
  3. File info on files with funky characters in their names (Brian Fries 2003)
This works:[fileinfo file=[url]a&b.txt[/url]] > Is there a reason that [fileinfo] cannot see files with quotes? Quotes are not legal filename characters on some file systems. > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Brian Fries > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 4:39 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: File info on files with funky characters in their names > > > I'm working on a generic file upload page for a client, and > was testing > for robustness for users entering obscure characters in their file > names - ampersands, quotes, equal signs, etc. I found some > interesting > info about [fileinfo] and wanted to pass it on, as well as request > comment from SMSI... > > Unlike all (that I've tried) other WebDNA tags, FileInfo does > not work > properly when you [url] the parameter. > > Given a file named a&b.txt, using [fileinfo a&b.txt] works fine, but > using [fileinfo [url]a&b.txt[/url]] fails to find the file. > Other tags, > such as [include [url]a&b.txt[/url]] work fine with the [url]. > > Then I tried quotes. I can [writefile file=[url]12paddle.txt[/url]], > and I can use deletefile and renamefile on the file, but I cannot see > the file with either [fileinfo 12paddle.txt] or [fileinfo > [url]12paddle.txt[/url]] > > For SMSI: Is this intentional behavior? Is there a reason that > [fileinfo] does not perform the implied [unurl] that all > other tags do? > Is there a reason that [fileinfo] cannot see files with quotes? > > TIA, > Brian > -- Brian Fries, BrainScan Software -- > http://www.brainscansoftware.com > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Scott Anderson

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