On Friday 31 May 2024 07:47:18 Mike Cowlishaw wrote:
> > On Thursday 30 May 2024 08:39:56 Mike Cowlishaw wrote:
> > > Finally resolved this. The server used to accept:
> > >
> > > LIST -al *.*
> > >
> > > but the pattern *.* now causes a 'syntax error'. Removed
> > > it, and all
> > > is fine; no change to the RxFTP class needed, although one
> > > has to pass ''
> > > (empty string) to ftpdir to prevent a different pattern
> > > (./*) being added.
> > >
> > > :-)
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> > But that would not match only files that contain ".",
> > right? I'm imagining e.g. a directory containing many
> > subdirectories but only a few files with extensions, so that
> > the files one is looking for become swamped by the rest.
>
> What is the "that" in this case? Not sure I understand your question.
>
> Mike
>
Looks to me like *.* matches any string that contains a . separator,
but ./*
matches anything after a /, whether or not a . is present?
Leslie
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