In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, perlwannabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [Snip] > partial_qn_ri_pub_default_asp__Online_qdisp_bn_03042997-0-0 > partial_qn_ri_pub_default_asp__Online_qdisp_bn_03042995-0-0 > partial_qn_ri_pub_default_asp__Online_qdisp_bn_03042882-0-0 [Snip] > So I tried to use the unlink and it did not work. However, I then > renamed the lengthy file name to "5item997.txt" and used the unlink to > "*997*.*" AND IT WORKED!!!
Just a suggestion, but could it be because unlink is taking the delete "*.*" literally and expecting the file to contain a dot, whereas the shell "knows" about DOS extensions and removes files without them? Dave. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
