James Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Bruce wrote: > >> I get this message when try to preview a file that (suprise) is in a >> directory that has spaces in its name. >> >> Not that this is a huge deal, I'm just curious... why is this? > > There's an obvious answer: file and directory names should NEVER contain > spaces. If you somehow encounter one that does, it is most likely a bug > of some sort, and not a valid file. > > James > > > Sounds right for *nix, but spaces in paths are a way of life in the Windoze world (not sure about Macs, but I think they're legal there, too). -- Paul
