On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:03:48 -0800 "E-Blokos" <in...@e-blokos.com> wrote:
> Lists, > > obviously if I had the choice to avoid urlencoded folder > I will do it, but no way to change this. Perhaps one should never say, 'no way', Franck? There usually always is a way. Change is good. Besides, those -o strings of yours ARE without doubt, very wierd and counter-intuitive indeed! (HO). > if shouldn't be comp;licated to patch it, with first thing change > the message error that mixes filename and foldename which I think > is not really accurate. Maybe, maybe not. Depends how you look at it. > can you point me which source file it needs to patch ? I'm trying to > do it Unfortunately, I'm not really that au-fait with the code base. I'd also need to install swftools first! When I get chance I will do just that, and see what I can find out. However, meantime, I am sure someone else, more familiar with the code base may possibly be able to point you in the correct direction. Regards, Chris. > Regards > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lists" <li...@qimalta.com> > To: <swftools-common@nongnu.org> > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 12:53 PM > Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] ERROR only one % allowed in filename > > > > Franck, > > > > Rightly or wrongly ( dependent upon your point of view ), pdf2swf > > replaces any % character it finds in a stated -o output string with > > a text character representation of the pdf page number it has just > > processed, writing it out as a filename. It repeats this process for > > all the pages contained in a pdf. > > > > Several snags may occur with this, including the attempted creation > > of directories which possibly don't yet exist! I'm sure a patch or > > switch would resolve the issues as stated, but until such time > > arrives, you are rather up the creek without a paddle. ;o) > > > > That said, as Tobias stated, you do seem to have a very odd -o > > output string! I'd hazard a wild guess from the format, that it is > > a mangled url? As such, > > > > /570976770/aksldjf%20asl%20%20%20alksd%20fj%26apos%3B%26apos%3B23kl32/instructions.swf > > > > where, > > > > %20 = [SPACE] > > %26 = &, and thus %20apos = &apos = ' ! > > %3B = ; > > > > translates your -o output string as, > > > > /570976770/aksldjf asl alksd fj';';23kl32/instructions.swf > > > > Am I right, or way off kilter? > > > > While most non alphanumeric characters may used as directory and > > file names in Linux, usually duly referenced with the appropriate > > delimitor, more often than not their use causes nothing but > > confusion, both to programs and users. Something easily avoided by > > being a tad more circumspect with the original coding. In other > > words, there must be an alternative ( and simpler! ) way of doing > > whatever it is you are trying to do!! ;o) > > > > HTH. > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Chris. > > > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:41:16 -0800 > > "E-Blokos" <in...@e-blokos.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi Tobias, > >> > >> yes I know, but oddly it conerns a folder name, not file name. > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> Franck > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Tobias Fink > >> To: E-Blokos ; swftools-common@nongnu.org > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:36 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] ERROR only one % allowed in > >> filename > >> > >> > >> Hi Blokos, > >> > >> > >> > >> i'd try to create symlinks to these odd directories. > >> > >> The '%'-sign is used in the syntax "pdf2swf file.pdf -o > >> page%.swf", where '%' is replaced with the page number. > >> > >> > >> > >> Best Regards, > >> > >> > >> > >> Tobias > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Tobias Fink > >> > >> Software Engineer > >> > >> Tel.: 06 21-52 00 78 -- 0 - Fax: 06 21-52 00 78 -- 20 > >> > >> Fasihi GmbH - Sternstr. 166 - 67063 Ludwigshafen > >> > >> E-Mail: f...@fasihi.net > >> > >> > >> > >> Fasihi GmbH - Sternstr. 166 - 67063 Ludwigshafen > >> > >> Geschäftsführer Saeid Fasihi - Firmensitz Ludwigshafen a. 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November 2013 07:10 > >> An: swftools-common@nongnu.org Betreff: [Swftools-common] ERROR > >> only one % allowed in filename > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi Folks, > >> > >> > >> > >> I noticed that if I convert a file with a path containing % I > >> got his error: > >> > >> > >> > >> /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/pdf2swf -G -f -B > >> '//sewaf/utils/viewer.swf' > >> '/570976770/aksldjf%20asl%20%20%20alksd%20fj%26apos%3B%26apos%3B23kl32/instructions.pdf' > >> -o > >> '/570976770/aksldjf%20asl%20%20%20alksd%20fj%26apos%3B%26apos%3B23kl32/instructions.swf' > >> > >> > >> ERROR only one % allowed in filename > >> > >> I tried to escape the % of the folder name with same results. > >> > >> Any idea ? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> > >> Franck > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> > >> --------------- > >> SWFTools-common is a self-managed list. 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