TC 7 Public Beta 2 allows illegal chars in folder/file names

[evanscott]

I can create a folder called "||||myfolder" which cannot be accessed by TC7, TC6 or Windows Explorer. TC6 and Windows Explorer will not allow me to create folders (files?) containing illegal characters. I assume the same will be true for files as well but I really don't need a bunch of inacceesible files and folders laying around on my drives so I haven't tested it > I wonder how I am going to get rid of these folders? I hate the absolute disk editor... actually I am scared of it.

regards,

evan

[Leif]

Not confirmed!
When trying to create |myfolder, I'm told that it already exists (|) and then myfolder (without the |) is created.

[Valentino]

The same for me (as Leif descibed). Probably evanscott has some character instead of pipe sign (|) that is displayed like narrow black box and looks like pipe. This char probably is not in his current code page.

[roentgen]

The | character in TC stands for creating multiple directories at once.
For ex: 1|2|3 creates 3 dirs in one operation within the current dir.
That's why |||myfolder would give an error, it means creating multiple dirs but no names are specified.

[Samuel]

Hey you are right!

Nice feature!

[Valentino]

The | character in TC stands for creating multiple directories at once.

Not only | can be used for this, but also / and \. E.g. "a\b\c", "a/b/c". But evanscott created something that cannot be deleted so we may assume it's not | character.

[theosdikaios]

2Valentino

Not only | can be used for this, but also / and \. E.g. "a\b\c", "a/b/c".

But this is different.
| makes 3 folders at the same level
\ makes one folder branch

[Sheepdog]

I wonder how I am going to get rid of these folders?

You may use a special syntax of "del" command. Have a look here, please:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120716/en-us/

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DEL \\.\driveletter:\path\filename

should work in any case.

sheepdog

[ghisler(Author)]

I still wonder what sign he used, because the pipe symbol "|" is indeed reserved to create multiple directories at the same level...

[Valentino]

2Valentino

Not only | can be used for this, but also / and \. E.g. "a\b\c", "a/b/c".

But this is different.
| makes 3 folders at the same level
\ makes one folder branch

Wow, indeed! Didn't know this...