Cannot be solved [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

The behaviour described in the bug report is either by design, or would be far too complex/time-consuming to be changed

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Cannot be solved [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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To reproduce make two files on a FAT32 drive with these names:

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del'ivoire.txt
del’ivoire.txt
The apostrophe in the first filename is the normal U+0027 apostrophe
The apostrophe in the second filename is a Right Single Quotation Mark U+2019 (Alt+0146)

1. In TC place the cursor over the second file.
2. Open the "Change attributes" dialog.
3. Change an attribute or change the date or time and press OK
4. Notice that it is the first file and not the second file that get its attributes changed!
This does not happen with any of these file names:

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del‛ivoire.txt
del´ivoire.txt
del`ivoire.txt
del′ivoire.txt
And it does not happen on a NTFS drive.

It is probably not a TC problem, because Windows Explorer has similar problems with the second file.

Tested under WIndows 7 and 10
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Re: [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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This sounds like a bug in the file system. have you tried it on the Windows command line (cmd.exe), e.g.
attrib +r del’ivoire.txt
or
attrib +r "del’ivoire.txt"
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Re: [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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This sounds like a bug in the file system. have you tried it on the Windows command line (cmd.exe), e.g.
attrib +r del’ivoire.txt
or
attrib +r "del’ivoire.txt"
?
It is not possible to enter ’ (U+2019) in a DOS box, it gets converted to ' (U+0027) - I have tried both with cp 850, 65000 and 65001 - so it is not possible to change an attribute for del’ivoire.txt in a DOS box
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Re: [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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Stange, I have used copy and paste (Ctrl+V works in cmd.exe) and I could paste del’ivoire.txt just fine.

But the bug happens also in cmd.exe:
G:\test>echo . > del’ivoire.txt
G:\test>echo . > del'ivoire.txt
G:\test>attrib +r del’ivoire.txt
dir /AR /B
del'ivoire.txt
/AR tells dir to show files with attribute "R", and /B only the name. As you can see, the attribute was set to the wrong file also by cmd.exe.
This is on Windows 10 1909.
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Re: [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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I have used copy and paste (Ctrl+V works in cmd.exe) and I could paste del’ivoire.txt just fine.
Hmm, here I can only right click and choose "Paste", I cannot use Ctrl+V in cmd.exe.

But I agree that also here the attribute is set for the wrong file - as it also is in Windows Explorer - so it is a Windows problæem, not a TC problem - you can move this topic to "TC Behaviour which will not be changed"
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Re: [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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petermad wrote: 2021-04-09, 18:09 UTC
I have used copy and paste (Ctrl+V works in cmd.exe) and I could paste del’ivoire.txt just fine.
Hmm, here I can only right click and choose "Paste", I cannot use Ctrl+V in cmd.exe.
FYI: CMD supports Ctrl+V - and some other hotkeys and features - only on Windows 10 when the new CMD features are enabled (which they are by default), but not on older Windows versions.

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Re: Cannot be solved [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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only on Windows 10 when the new CMD features are enabled (which they are by default)
Well, found the setting, and it wasn't enabled in my Windows 10 - perhaps because my Windows 10 is updated from Windows 8, so the original setting was probably kept.
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Re: Cannot be solved [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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Changing attributes, opening (with Enter or Shift+Enter), passing to F4 editor (at least if Windows Notepad is used) work with correct both files if their short names are passed by TC (e.g. after executing cm_switchlongnames 2). Since we already have another case where shortnames help:
https://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=53893&p=362986
which is not moved to Behavior will not be changed subforum, there is a hope in future TC will use short names for such problem names by default when executing or passing to external applications.
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Re: Cannot be solved [TC 10 b4] problems when changing attributes for certain filename on FAT32 drives

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...work with correct both files if their short names are passed by TC...
That could be a solution, since the problem only exists on FAT drives and AFAIK 8dot3names are always enabled on FAT drives unlike NTFS drives.

I just noticed one problem after executing cm_switchlongnames 2: If you copy the file to another drive (FAT or NTFS) then it is only the short filenames that are copied, the files on the other drive are still shown with the short names after executing cm_switchlongnames 1

passing to F4 editor (at least if Windows Notepad is used) work with correct both files if their short names are passed by TC
Just checked - yes, it works with notepad.exe - BUT I tried with two other text editors (notepad++ and metapad) configured for F4, and with those it is always the same file that is opened by the editor: del'iv~1.txt = del'ivoire.txt - also if I press F4 on del'iv~2.txt = del’ivoire.txt
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The problem also affects TC's Copy/Pack/Move/Delete functions, so the action can be applied to the wrong file or, if used on both files, action happens actually for 1 file, e.g. TC deletes only 1 file, and copies/packs the content of 1 file.

Could TC at least detect such situations and warn that in such a case an action is going to happen on a wrong file (with suggestion for user to restart the operation in short names mode to make it work on correct files)?
petermad wrote: 2021-04-10, 11:10 UTC I just noticed one problem after executing cm_switchlongnames 2: If you copy the file to another drive (FAT or NTFS) then it is only the short filenames that are copied, the files on the other drive are still shown with the short names after executing cm_switchlongnames 1
On my USB stick with FAT-32 after actions like Copy/Move/Rename even within the same drive while TC is in "cm_switchlongnames 2" mode the file gets the capitalized short name as a longname (so original long name is lost). AFAIK it has always been like that in TC's short names mode.
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Could TC at least detect such situations and warn that in such a case an action is going to happen on a wrong file
How? Who knows what other characters are affected...
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ghisler(Author) wrote: 2021-04-14, 16:06 UTC
Could TC at least detect such situations and warn that in such a case an action is going to happen on a wrong file
How? Who knows what other characters are affected...
We don't know, but it can work similar to the blocklist (for $MFT etc.) to which you are adding new known problem names internally.

I guess that the feature to work with problem characters in names can even be based on that blocklist feature: you could detect the names with problem characters like that apostrophe or a semicolon (from this topic) and replace long file names with such characters to short names internally for most of TC's functions (probably except some listing places like file window or Find Files search result).
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