perhaps I over-estimate the typical windows user. I apologize to all windows users.
pretty funny that "cd c:/windows" works but "dir c:/windows" doesn't On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, the path your program output didn't make any sense, look: > > dir c:/windows > > Parameter format not correct - "windows". > > I think you meant to put a \ not a / , I bet it was that Jarva again. > > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 12:54 AM, phil swenson <[email protected]> wrote: >> well put. >> >> although I don't think a windows user is going to be confused by c:/foo/bar >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> File.separator is intended only for rendering paths to the user. A windows >>> user is going to be very confused by C:/foo/bar. >>> It serves absolutely no purpose anywhere else, and I consider it a bug that >>> this concept is not properly documented in the appopriate java doc. >>> >>> Feel free to mark down any erroneous use of File.separator as a cleanliness >>> bug*. >>> >>> *) this kind of bug doesn't cause the program to fail, it just needlessly >>> uglies up your code, hurting flexibility and maintainability. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Java Posse" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
