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Re: CALC FINFO(".",0)
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Jeff Vance <[log in to unmask]>
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Jeff Vance <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 7 May 1998 11:34:28 -0700
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On May 7,  1:31pm, John Zoltak wrote:
> Subject: Re: CALC FINFO(".",0)
> Calc FInfo(".@",0) -> FInfo doesn't support wildcards, so I think the
> '@' and everything after is just ignored, so it tests "." - current
> directory

I believe that the '@' (or any other character that is not a valid filename
character) is being used by FLABELINFO (FINFO calls FLABELINFO) as a
filename terminator. So, just '.' is considered the filename.

> Calc FInfo("@.",0) -> tests for "" since everything after '@' is
> ignored.

Correct.

Jeff

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