RE: OT - Spaces in file and directory names (was: Alias syntax fo r a m odule that has a space in its name)

[Jim.Hyslop]

Bulgrien, Kevin wrote:
> It is easy to tell everyone else what they ought to do in hind-sight.
Nobody's doing that. I clearly acknowledged that *when these applications
were written*, handling spaces was extremely difficult to do. I'm not
denegrating the years of hard work that went into various tools, nor am I
saying we should retrofit all applications.

What I object to is the attitude "spaces in file names are evil," the phrase
that kicked off this (as you correctly pointed out) off-topic discussion.
That attitude is outmoded, and reeks of a calcified mentality that refuses
to accept change.

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Jim Hyslop
Senior Software Designer
Leitch Technology International Inc. ( http://www.leitch.com )
Columnist, C/C++ Users Journal ( http://www.cuj.com/experts )