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Re: Question for the LSC. Blanks in file names legal?
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:44:10 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> Is it legal to have blanks in file names in type 1 records?
No. LDraw commands are space-delimited, so a filename containing blanks would
result in a 'Part' command with invalid formatting/syntax. That is, it would
have too many parameters.
> I looked at
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> http://www.ldraw.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=45
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> and it does not specify.
Hmm. It should be more explicit on this point. It should probably have a whole
section on naming LDraw files.
> I'd guess that LDRAW.EXE cannot handle them.
Definitely not. LDRAW.EXE can only handle 8.3 file names and directories.
> What is the LSC's position on this issue.
<insert image from Bloom County, with three "commentators" (Opus, Portnoy and
Hodge Podge) taking positions>
Apparently, we don't have one. ;) I'll work up something and post it.
Steve
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| How about this for a File Naming section to be added to the file spec? (the following text is formatted for FTX display; it will be reformatted for HTML display when it is added to the LDraw.org File Format document) File Names in LDraw The LDraw (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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