On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 10:18:15PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Dan Melomedman wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 08:53:58PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > > On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Dan Melomedman wrote:
> > >
> > > > If I create a folder a.b.c.d, and 'delete d'. Then a.b.c.d gets deleted
> > > > instead of being renamed to a.b.c. The user thinks he/she is deleting
> > > > just the 'd' folder, while all three would-be folders are removed. Is
> > > > this what's supposed to happen? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Yes. When you create folder a.b.c.d, you create just that folder,
> > > a.b.c.d.
> > >
> > > You do not create a.b.c, a.b, and a, just by the virtue of creating
> > > a.b.c.d. If you want to create those folders, you have to create them
> > > separately.
> > >
> > > Therefore, when you delete a.b.c.d, you've got nothing left
> > > afterwards. You created one folder, and deleted that folder, and you're
> > > now back where you started.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sam
> >
> > Interface allows you to enter a, then b, and so on though.
>
> But only as long as a.b.c.d exists.
>
>
> --
> Sam
Also, when I create a.b.c.d, it gives 'Invalid folder name' message. If
If I use 'Create this folder in new directory: a', and 'Create new
folder: b', it creates a.b on disk. My user might think
they're separate, and while deleting 'b', deletes a.b.
