\typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
\typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that? G
Gerben Wierda wrote:
\typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that?
probeer eens: \expanded{\typefile{\detokenize{....}}} ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
On 26 Jun 2009, at 22:40, Hans Hagen wrote:
Gerben Wierda wrote:
\typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that?
probeer eens:
\expanded{\typefile{\detokenize{....}}}
\def\typeSQLfile#1{\expanded{\typefile[SQL]{\detokenize{#1}}}} \typeSQLfile{Library-procedures/hlx$requery.pls} Does not work. File not found. Nor does directly calling: \expanded{\typefile{\detokenize{Library-procedures/hlx$requery.pls}}}
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Am 2009-06-26 um 19:33 schrieb Gerben Wierda:
\typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that?
Rename the file. It's an error if characters like that appear in a file name. You could even rename it using Lua from within your TeX code. Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer)
On 28 Jun 2009, at 19:17, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
Am 2009-06-26 um 19:33 schrieb Gerben Wierda:
\typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that?
Rename the file. It's an error if characters like that appear in a file name.
You could even rename it using Lua from within your TeX code.
In my book, moving to a beta product or not accepting what is a vaild filename according to the filesystem is a limitation of the program. Not ConTeXt or TeX defines what a valid filename is, the OS decides. I do not decide what the names of these files are, someone else produces them, and my work flow should be able to handle all valid filenames. I assume then the answer is no? (Con)TeX(t) can't handle this? G
Gerben Wierda wrote:
I do not decide what the names of these files are, someone else produces them, and my work flow should be able to handle all valid filenames.
I assume then the answer is no? (Con)TeX(t) can't handle this?
kpathsea can't handle files with $ signs in them, unless the $ starts a variable it knows about (and that, it will expand). Best wishes, Taco
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Gerben Wierda
On 28 Jun 2009, at 19:17, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
Am 2009-06-26 um 19:33 schrieb Gerben Wierda:
\typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I
can do about that?
Rename the file. It's an error if characters like that appear in a file name.
You could even rename it using Lua from within your TeX code.
In my book, moving to a beta product or not accepting what is a vaild filename according to the filesystem is a limitation of the program. Not ConTeXt or TeX defines what a valid filename is, the OS decides.
TeX (and ConTeXt) try hard to be OS independant , so I find natural some "limitations"
I do not decide what the names of these files are, someone else produces them, and my work flow should be able to handle all valid filenames.
Well, my experience is that leave to the users this prerogative is not safe. I always transform a filename in safe filename, process it, and eventually transform back the name . -- luigi
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