rtilley wrote:
> # Spaces are present before and after the XXX
> filename = ' XXX '
>
> new_filename = filename.strip()
>
> if new_filename != filename:
> print filename
>
> Macs allow these spaces in file and folder names. Which is OK. The
> problem arises when the file or folder is copied to a PC running Windows
> from a Mac. Windows allows the Mac to copy the file to it, but when
> Windows itself attempts to do anything with the file it strips the
> spaces and then tries to move it, copy it, etc and complains that the
> file isn't there!
>
> I can rectify this by striping the spaces from the files and folders on
> the Mac before they are copied to the PC or mounting the Windows share
> from the Mac and running a recursive strip program I wrote, but Windows
> will not allow the whitespace removal directly from within Windows....
> how annoying!
>
> For example... tell windows to move a file named ' XXX ' (one space
> before and one space after the filename). Windows will complain that
> file 'XXX' does not exist. It's correct of course, 'XXX' does not exist,
> but ' XXX ' does indeed exist.
>
> Can anyone rescue me from this madness :(
Use quatation marks.
>copy tt1.txt " XXX "
1 file(s) copied.
>dir XXX
Volume in drive C is XXXXPXXABA
Volume Serial Number is 90C0-740E
Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop
File Not Found
>dir " XXX
Volume in drive C is XXXXPXXABA
Volume Serial Number is 90C0-740E
Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop
02/06/2006 07:05p 10 XXX
1 File(s) 10 bytes
0 Dir(s) 2,063,822,848 bytes free
>dir *.
Volume in drive C is XXXXPXXABA
Volume Serial Number is 90C0-740E
Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop
02/23/2006 03:20p <DIR> .
02/23/2006 03:20p <DIR> ..
02/06/2006 07:05p 10 XXX
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> AGMP
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> BPWR Fe-Mn
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> GM
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> IDEM response
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> msgs
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> New Folder
02/08/2006 05:29p <DIR> New Folder (2)
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> OCAML
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> review05
01/20/2006 04:53p <DIR> scanned docs
02/17/2006 03:07p <DIR> USS repository
1 File(s) 10 bytes
13 Dir(s) 2,063,822,848 bytes free
Note that the trailing quote isn't always necessary.
Note from the last listing that the XXX file is indented one space.
>
> Many Thanks,
> Brad
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