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From: igp@camcon.uucp (Ian Phillipps)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: A warning about switchar (Re: using "/" in pathnames)
Message-ID: <1548@titan.camcon.uucp>
Date: 1 Jun 88 14:26:48 GMT
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References: <1238@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>
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From article <1238@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>, by sullivan@marge.math.binghamton.edu (fred sullivan):
> Some time ago someone complained about having to use "\" in MSDOS
> pathnames.  I just submitted to comp.binaries.ibm.pc a program to
> fix this.

Beware! If this uses the "Switchar" system call (which has been in some but
not all MSDOS docs) you can break some system programs.
In particular, I found that it broke "restore", which couldn't restore files
saved when the switchar was changed to '-'.
(very old info - PCDOS 2.0 - but many other programs might break less
disasterously).

PS - does ANYONE know of a program (other than COMMAND.COM) which takes any
notice of the Date and Currency format codes in MSDOS? I'm fed up with using
programs that insist on the Brain-damaged US format for dates. You know, the
one that gives 456 + 456 = 903.
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