[vdr] Re: illegal characters for VFAT directories

[Joerg Riechardt <J.Riechardt@gmx.de>]

Klaus Schmidinger wrote:

> Joerg Riechardt wrote:
> >
> > Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> >
> > > Joerg Riechardt wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Joerg Riechardt wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Could it be that *all* characters in the range 128...254 are "good"?
> > > > > > > This would make things even more easy and allow characters from other
> > > > > > > languages, too.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Could you check this out, please?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Klaus
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How should I do that? I know how to put that in under DOS/Windows, Alt + Number, how
> > > > > > is it with linux?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jörg
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't expect any problems under Linux.
> > > > >
> > > > > All you need to do is verify whether there can be file and directory names
> > > > > with characters in the range 128...254 on a VFAT (Windows) file system.
> > > > >
> > > > > Klaus
> > > >
> > > > I tried 128-134, 175-180, 249-254, and all worked as directory and as file names on
> > > > Windows 98 SE, VFAT32, but again only on a plain command prompt. In the Norton Commander
> > > > and the Windows Explorer I get errror messages and directories are not shown correctly
> > > > and/or can not be opened. That would make it impossible to open such files/directories in
> > > > Pvastrumento for example, which I think should be avoided.
> > > >
> > > > Jörg
> > >
> > > Well, then I guess I'll put in the German 'umlauts' and leave the rest encoded.
> > >
> > > Klaus
> > > --
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> > >
> > > Klaus Schmidinger                       Phone: +49-8635-6989-10
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> >
> > Yes, I think that is the best.
> > I just tried @ and ?, rather weired and confusing, what happens with these!
> >
> > Jörg
>
> So, should I encode '@' as well?

I'll check again soon.

>
> '?' is already being encoded.

I typed in the symbol for Euro. In my mail copy to myself and in the mail I got from the list there
is a Euro. You seem to have get a '?'.

Jörg