... > Maybe because the docs says "If you pass a Shell path, it must be an= > absolute path. If not, an UnsupportedFormatException will result"?
Well, maybe, except that a path starting with "~" IS an absolute path, is it not? It's certainly not relative to whatever my current working directory happens to be... In Unix land, the ~ forms require interpretation. Hence, they are not considered to be absolute paths. Historical note: they started as a feature in the C shell. As in, you could use them when typing at the C shell but not the original shell. Support for them in programs was not available. Some programs started adding support and it eventually wound up in the libraries. Craig _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
