> > > 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?
OK .. thanks for the clarification; I think you are correct. Either should have been fine (because all my files on this server have exactly one '.'). But neither "*.*" nor ".\*" were accepted after the software 'update'. <sigh> _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
