> > BTW, doesn't windows provide a "Alias" or pseudo-file capability --
> > like those little things on the desktop that represent an
> application
> > contained elsewhere in the file system.
>
> Those are called shortcuts, and they're not really the same as a
> symbolic
> link. They're simply files that contain information about other
> files, and
> when the user interacts with them in certain ways, they trigger some
> action
> (typically, the execution of some program).
>
> Within NTFS, you can actually create symbolic links to directories,
> but not
> to files.
>
OK!
Can these file/directory names contain characters like &, smart quotes
-- any thing that could be found in song titles, etc.
If so, can CFMX file access these files on windows (and not on 'Nix).
TIA
Dick
"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you
die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."
- George Carlin -
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