Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > > > >As I remember, MSDOS uses the "~" to specify short versions of long file > >names. > > > I is not just msdos, it is cmd.exe which exists on (to my knowledge) all > versions of windows. For example: > Program Files == progra~1
Yes, I meant it is a hold-over from dealing with MS-DOS style 8.3 file names. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
