Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!mucs!liv-cs!rkl
From: rkl@and.cs.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn,eunet.micro.acorn
Subject: Continuing gripes about filename conventions...
Message-ID: <1991Feb11.100559.15181@and.cs.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 11 Feb 91 10:05:59 GMT
References: <795@utrcu1.UUCP>
Organization: Computer Science, Liverpool University
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In article <795@utrcu1.UUCP>, kortink@utrcu1.UUCP (Kortink John) writes:
> dhmyrdal@lise.unit.no (Dag Haakon Myrdal) writes :
> 
>> (For those having access to a VAX: yes, this is similar to the way 
>> the VAX handles file version-numbers)
> 
> Personally, I find VAX's version numbers a pain in the ***.

Version numbers are a BRILLIANT idea, sorry folks ! I have a symbol set up
to do a RENAME *.*;* *.*;1 (after a PURGE of course) just to keep the
numbers neat. What I *don't* like about VMS's filenames is that you can't
have mixed case at all (I would still retain the *excellent* idea (ADFS has
this too) of case-insensitivity when actually specifying filenames).

> But unlimited length (well, up to disc space at least :-) filenames a-la
> Unix would be great.

What I *hate* about UNIX filenames (apart from case-sensitivity when you need
to use the name) is that they very, very, very STUPIDLY allow control
characters to be embedded in them. This is completely crazy and flummoxes many
students at our site.

Enough slagging off for now. 10 characters for ADFS *is* far too small.
I think somewhere around 30 or 40 would keep me happy - a new "V" (verbose !)
format for RISC OS 3.00 perhaps ? :-)

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