Shame, shame, shame IBM. You should know better. :)
-Rob A > -----Original Message----- > From: TSD Contractor2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 5:20 AM > To: Ant Users List > Subject: RE: Optional scp task does not accept remote paths > with the '@' symbol in them > > > Tell that to IBM!! (Who surely should no better!) I'm using > the scp task to copy files from a remote IBM WebSphere MQ > installation and have no control over the remote path! As I > said, it worked previously (in Ant > 1.6.5) so I'm concerned that a bug has been introduced into > Ant 1.7 which needs resolving. > > Richard Lund > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anderson, Rob (Global Trade) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 September 2007 18:41 > To: Ant Users List > Subject: RE: Optional scp task does not accept remote paths > with the '@' > symbol in them > > Probably not the advice you are looking for, but I'll share > it anyway... > > I strongly recommend against using any of the following > characters in file names or pathnames. > @$#%*!~()\|/?`,;:<> (perhaps others as well) > > Programming languages and shells often treat these characters > differently than alpha-numeric characters. Programmers know > this, and often write their programs without anticipating > that these characters might be used in file names and path > names. I recommend avoiding such characters in file and path > names to save yourself from this, and other such headaches. > > -Rob Anderson > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: TSD Contractor2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:43 AM > > To: user@ant.apache.org > > Subject: Optional scp task does not accept remote paths > with the '@' > > symbol in them > > > > APOLOGIES FOR THE DOUBLE POSTING (OUTLOOK SCREWED UP THE ORIGINAL) > > > > Tried running the following command using Ant 1.7: > > > > <scp > > file="[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/mqm/qmgrs/LIGWGWAY1/@ipcc > > /AMQCLCHL. > > TAB" localTodir="client_conn_tables" password="blah" trust="yes"/> > > > > And get the following: > > no remote path in > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/mqm/qmgrs/LIGWGWAY1/@ipcc/AMQCLCHL.TAB > > > > This used to work in Ant 1.6.5!! > > > > It looks like some over-zealous checks are being made on the remote > > path which get confused by the second '@' symbol in the remote path. > > It works fine for paths without this second symbol. Is > there a fix for > > > this out already? > > > > ************************************************************* > > Satellite Information Services Limited Registered Office: > > 17 Corsham Street London N1 6DR, Company No. 4243307 > > > > The information in this e-mail (which includes any files > transmitted > > with it) is confidential and is intended for the addressee only. > > Unauthorised recipients are required to maintain > confidentiality. If > > you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender > > immediately, destroy any copies and delete it from your computer > > system. > > ************************************************************* > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional > > > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]