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From: cse...@btinternet.com (Christopher Self)
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Subject: OS File #23
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by: Christopher Self - Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:06 UTC

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by: Martin - Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:24 UTC

In article <597b7bd006cself@btinternet.com>,
Christopher Self <cself@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Why won't OS File #23 find a directory named "26 bit", with a space
> in its name?

Probably because normal spaces are (&20) are not valid in many
filesystems, and they are converted to a hard space (&A0).

Try looking for "26 bit" where the space is a hard space &A0.

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Martin Avison
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by: News - Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:30 UTC

In article <597b7bd006cself@btinternet.com>,
Christopher Self <cself@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Why won't OS File #23 find a directory named "26 bit", with a space
> in its name?

The filer uses 'hard spaces' (ASCII 160) rather than normal spaces
(ASCII 32). Perhaps that is the reason.

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devel / comp.sys.acorn.misc / OS File #23

Subject	Author
OS File #23	Christopher Self
Re: OS File #23	Martin
Re: OS File #23	News