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rare_j · 20 September 2012, 01:05

I'm trying to work on files and drawers that contain illegal characters in their names. Specifically, names containing brackets ()
Example: gametitle(publisher)
If I list a folder with a title like this I get no results. Odd things happen when trying to work with files with titles like this.
I tried to rename these items with the rename command but that fails. Rename via Workbench works, but that's no help in a script.
How do you work with files with illegal characters in AmigaDOS?
Thanks

20 September 2012, 01:05	#1
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,177	AmigaDOS illegal character in filenames I'm trying to work on files and drawers that contain illegal characters in their names. Specifically, names containing brackets () Example: gametitle(publisher) If I list a folder with a title like this I get no results. Odd things happen when trying to work with files with titles like this. I tried to rename these items with the rename command but that fails. Rename via Workbench works, but that's no help in a script. How do you work with files with illegal characters in AmigaDOS? Thanks