How can I use file/dir that has dot (.) in its filename? I know that the escape character is ^ but for some reason I can not get it working.
Example:
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$ set def dka100:[sys0.downloads.192^.168^.0^.1]
%DCL-W-DIRECT, invalid directory syntax - check brackets and other delimiters
\DKA100:[SYS0.DOWNLOADS.192\
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The same when I try deletion or to rename it.
(The directory was created from wget - the host: "192.168.0.1"
Posts: 134 Location: Hopedale, MA USA Joined: 15.12.05
Posted on October 26 2007 13:15
[quote:1b03181ae4="Kenashkov"]How can I use file/dir that has dot (.) in its filename? I know that the escape character is ^ but for some reason I can not get it working.
Example:
[quote:1b03181ae4]
$ set def dka100:[sys0.downloads.192^.168^.0^.1]
%DCL-W-DIRECT, invalid directory syntax - check brackets and other delimiters
\DKA100:[SYS0.DOWNLOADS.192\
[/quote:1b03181ae4]
The same when I try deletion or to rename it.
(The directory was created from wget - the host: "192.168.0.1"[/quote:1b03181ae4]
Hi Ken,
Perhaps this example will shed some light on your problem:
$ set proc/parse=traditional
$ set def sys$login:
$ set def [.itunes.The^_Jimi^_Hendrix^_Experience]
%DCL-W-DIRECT, invalid directory syntax - check brackets and other delimiters
\[.ITUNES.THE\
$ set proc/parse=extended
$ set def [.itunes.The^_Jimi^_Hendrix^_Experience]
$ show def
USER2:[BRAD.itunes.The^_Jimi^_Hendrix^_Experience]
(Environment: VMS V8.3 Alpha)
As you can see, in my environment the process parse_style must be set to extended. Now I can access my tunes:
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