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#1 2007-05-20 12:39:10
- fab_programmer123
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-21
- Posts: 27
Scratch fails to save file with * in filename
Whenever I am working on a project and I save the project with an ( * ) in it,a window pops up saying that the save failed or something like that and it asks me whether i want to proceed, debug, or abandon, and when i go to the place on my computer where i saved it, the filename is tmp001.
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#2 2007-05-20 15:44:03
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Scratch fails to save file with * in filename
Filenames should be limited to what the operating system comfortably supports.
As a general rule, using only letters, digits, underscore, and minus is safest, though both PCs and Macs will accept other characters. Transferring files with weird characters in them often causes problems.
I agree that scratch should prescreen the file names and tell you that it refuses to use "*" in filenames, rather than letting the OS mess up.
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#3 2007-05-20 19:44:23
- fab_programmer123
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- Registered: 2007-04-21
- Posts: 27
Re: Scratch fails to save file with * in filename
The thing is though, when I try to save with an * in the file name, the window that pops up is not from the operating system, it's within scratch. I believe it's some sort of window from squeak, as I'm pretty sure scratch was written with some sort of connection with squeak.
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#4 2007-05-21 13:36:08
- kevin_karplus
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- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Scratch fails to save file with * in filename
Yes. There are two aspects to the problem:
1) what workaround can you use? (avoid dangerous filenames)
2) what should the Scratch team do? (test for and prohibit dangerous filenames)
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