Re: [ARSCLIST] Underscore in file names

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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Underscore in file names
From: Don Cox <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:46:33 +0000
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On 05/09/06, David Breneman wrote:
> --- steven c <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Also, the underscore work-around comes directly from C/C++
>> programming...which DOESN'T allow spaces in identifiers, 
> 
> *Nothing* allows spaces in file, variable or argument
> names except Windoze.

Windows is designed to be used by the average non-technical office
worker, who would not understand why spaces shouldn't be used.

All other OSes assume that the user has some interest in how computers
work.

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Don Cox
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