Re: [NTG-context] \typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote: > On 28 Jun 2009, at 19:17, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > > Am 2009-06-26 um 19:33 schrieb Gerben Wierda: >> >> \typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I >>> can do about that? >>> >> >> Rename the file. It's an error if characters like that appear in a file >> name. >> > > You could even rename it using Lua from within your TeX code. >> > > In my book, moving to a beta product or not accepting what is a vaild > filename according to the filesystem is a limitation of the program. Not > ConTeXt or TeX defines what a valid filename is, the OS decides. > TeX (and ConTeXt) try hard to be OS independant , so I find natural some "limitations" > > I do not decide what the names of these files are, someone else produces > them, and my work flow should be able to handle all valid filenames. > Well, my experience is that leave to the users this prerogative is not safe. I always transform a filename in safe filename, process it, and eventually transform back the name . -- luigi ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
Gerben Wierda wrote: I do not decide what the names of these files are, someone else produces them, and my work flow should be able to handle all valid filenames. I assume then the answer is no? (Con)TeX(t) can't handle this? kpathsea can't handle files with $ signs in them, unless the $ starts a variable it knows about (and that, it will expand). Best wishes, Taco ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
On 28 Jun 2009, at 19:17, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: Am 2009-06-26 um 19:33 schrieb Gerben Wierda: \typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that? Rename the file. It's an error if characters like that appear in a file name. You could even rename it using Lua from within your TeX code. In my book, moving to a beta product or not accepting what is a vaild filename according to the filesystem is a limitation of the program. Not ConTeXt or TeX defines what a valid filename is, the OS decides. I do not decide what the names of these files are, someone else produces them, and my work flow should be able to handle all valid filenames. I assume then the answer is no? (Con)TeX(t) can't handle this? G ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
Am 2009-06-26 um 19:33 schrieb Gerben Wierda: \typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that? Rename the file. It's an error if characters like that appear in a file name. You could even rename it using Lua from within your TeX code. Greetlings from Lake Constance! Hraban --- http://www.fiee.net/texnique/ http://wiki.contextgarden.net https://www.cacert.org (I'm an assurer) PGP.sig Description: Signierter Teil der Nachricht ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
On 26 Jun 2009, at 22:40, Hans Hagen wrote: Gerben Wierda wrote: \typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that? probeer eens: \expanded{\typefile{\detokenize{}}} \def\typeSQLfile#1{\expanded{\typefile[SQL]{\detokenize{#1 \typeSQLfile{Library-procedures/hlx$requery.pls} Does not work. File not found. Nor does directly calling: \expanded{\typefile{\detokenize{Library-procedures/hlx$requery.pls}}} - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___ ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] \typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
Gerben Wierda wrote: \typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that? probeer eens: \expanded{\typefile{\detokenize{}}} - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] \typefile with filenames with $ characters in their name
\typefile balks on filenames with $ characters in their names. Anything I can do about that? G ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___