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Guest Franc Zabkar
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:14:17 +1000, Franc Zabkar

<fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> put finger to keyboard and composed:

>On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:02:52 +0200, a <a@libero.it> put finger to

>keyboard and composed:

>

>>

>>>

>>>You SHOULD put the check into that box! Then, Explorer will show the

>>>actual name, unchanged-- capitals & lower case, whatever is really

>>>there!

>>

>>

>>no, no, my situation is different

>>

>>That checkbox changes hallo.txt in HALLO.TXT

>>and I don't need it

>

>This behaviour suggests to me that the original XP file name is

>written to the XP hard disc as all caps, not lowercase.

 

Another way to verify the actual case of the file names is to type the

following in a Windows DOS box:

 

dir d:\ /b /s /p

 

where d: is the drive letter of your HD or pen drive.

 

- Franc Zabkar

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Guest Buffalo
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

thanatoid wrote:

[snip]

> (BTW I am not interested, I just like being annoying.)

 

I would rather be annoyed, than-a-toid; smelly,decaying, and disgusting? :)

See any humor in that.

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought I would be

the 9X test bed for it.

BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to GEODISK.

 

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

 

 

"BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

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| Interesting. I'll put it on a 98 system tomorrow and see why. The ANSI

| version should have fixed it. Have you tried it on an XP box? I had no

| trouble and I tested it at least a dozen times.

|

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:O6qWKzgEIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

| > hmm, still get the same error .. version 4.10.2222 kernel32.dll.

| >

| > --

| > MEB

| > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > ________

| >

| >

| > "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

| > news:%233PSRBgEIHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| > | news:eq4LygfEIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | >

| > | >

| > | > "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

| > | > news:us65aIfEIHA.280@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| > | > |

| > | > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| > | > | news:eS2zmkeEIHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| > | > | > Before this degrades into a um, whatever, how about *I* ask for

| > it....

| > | > | >

| > | > | > --

| > | > | > MEB

| > | > | > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > | > | > ________

| > | > | No problem

| > | > | http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCas.zip

| > | > |

| > | > |

| > | >

| > | > Thank you, that's much appreciated.

| > | >

| > | > Interesting code, was it compiled on/for XP? I get a "linked to

| > missing

| > | > export KERNEL32.DLL, GetProcessIoCounters" in WinSE.. noted the

| > reference

| > | > to

| > | > uxtheme [among others] in the file.

| > | >

| > | > --

| > | > MEB

| > | > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > | > ________

| > | >

| > | >

| > | >

| > | >

| > | Here is the link for the ANSI version

| > | http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCaseA.zip

| > |

| > | BD

| > |

| > |

| >

| >

|

|

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Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought I would

> be

> the 9X test bed for it.

> BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to GEODISK.

>

> --

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> ________

 

You can Email those GEODisk questions to me.

 

It looks like the current problem is compiler related nothing to do with my

code. I have a Beta version of it loaded so I'll back up a couple of

versions and see what happens. I'll let you know when.

BD

Guest thanatoid
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

"Buffalo" <Eric@nada.com.invalid> wrote in

news:9aydne8r1LFiJIXanZ2dnUVZ_oSnnZ2d@comcast.com:

> thanatoid wrote:

> [snip]

>

>> (BTW I am not interested, I just like being annoying.)

>

> I would rather be annoyed, than-a-toid; smelly,decaying,

> and disgusting? :) See any humor in that.

 

I never said a thanatoid is a thing to love and admire, let

alone smell at close distance.

 

 

--

Waiting for the day when it is illegal to use anything but Vista

on any computer in the world.

Guest a - MORE TESTS
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

To everyone.

 

I did more tests.

 

As told I have several HD and several Operative System

 

Tried XP and XP (another) : no problem

Tried WMe and W98 : no problem

Tried W2000 and W98 : problem (the same as XP and W98)

 

So the problem is (XP and W2000) + W98

 

Continued test with XP (forgot W2000).

 

Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

- Floppy

- Same HD where XP lies

- Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

- HD where W98 lies

- HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

- Pen Drive

 

All the 6 cases had the problem.

 

The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

 

 

Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

I tried

dir c:\ /b /s /p

and I had displayed on the black screen

"HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

 

 

I have XP sp2 witn no NTFS

I have W98SE with FAT 32

 

Logged on XP there is no problem (never).

Logged on W98 there is the problem (ever).

 

If I log in W98 and manually un-capitalize "Hallo.txt" in "hallo.txt"

the problem is always solved,

but want the two OSes work proprerly they own.

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

"a - MORE TESTS" <a@libero.it> wrote in message

news:foqhh3p9ck01o8h0b4joi9adu3hfhplvb1@4ax.com...

> To everyone.

>

> I did more tests.

>

> As told I have several HD and several Operative System

>

> Tried XP and XP (another) : no problem

> Tried WMe and W98 : no problem

> Tried W2000 and W98 : problem (the same as XP and W98)

>

> So the problem is (XP and W2000) + W98

>

> Continued test with XP (forgot W2000).

>

> Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

> - Floppy

> - Same HD where XP lies

> - Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

> - HD where W98 lies

> - HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

> - Pen Drive

>

> All the 6 cases had the problem.

>

> The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

> The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

>

>

> Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

> file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

> I tried

> dir c:\ /b /s /p

> and I had displayed on the black screen

> "HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>

>

> I have XP sp2 witn no NTFS

> I have W98SE with FAT 32

>

> Logged on XP there is no problem (never).

> Logged on W98 there is the problem (ever).

>

> If I log in W98 and manually un-capitalize "Hallo.txt" in "hallo.txt"

> the problem is always solved,

> but want the two OSes work proprerly they own.

 

Just out of curiosity. Is it the server that won't accept uppercase? That

is really strange if that's the case. What are you using to FTP your files

to the server?

 

BD

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:uMb9v%23lEIHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought I would

> be

> the 9X test bed for it.

> BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to GEODISK.

>

> --

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> ________

I recompiled using a different version of the compiler. Hope it's right now.

The bug has been fixed in the next compiler release but it's not available

yet. Also I asked on the developer forum and we are starting to think that

98 may not support all lower case. Several people are playing with it right

now to find out.

http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCaseA.zip

 

For safety make sure that you just run this against test files.

Example

Create a folder on your desktop named Test

Create a few files named Test.txt, Test2.txt, Test3.txt etc.

Run the app against that folder.

 

BD

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Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

 

 

"BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

news:uNczeSoEIHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:uMb9v%23lEIHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought I would

| > be

| > the 9X test bed for it.

| > BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to GEODISK.

| >

| > --

| > MEB

| > ________

| I recompiled using a different version of the compiler. Hope it's right

now.

| The bug has been fixed in the next compiler release but it's not available

| yet. Also I asked on the developer forum and we are starting to think that

| 98 may not support all lower case. Several people are playing with it

right

| now to find out.

| http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCaseA.zip

 

Well, my web site, retained locally, has upper and lower case files [and

mixed], so 98 does support lower case.

Moreover, I have hundreds of lower or mixed case files elsewhere. For

instance, the files I have been dowloading from you have a capital, whereas

most of my files and directories are lower case.

 

IMO, Since the NT file structure in XP is not held the same as in

DOS/9X/Fat, and handled via the ntfs driver upon creation, the *hook* to

Fat32 apparently retains the [original] MSDOS naming structure. IIRC, Seems

we did several lengthy discussions in here related to comparing those

structures, and posted [by various parties] several dozen KBs and other

materials during those discussions.

 

Regretfully, that newer file version also creates the same error.

 

|

| For safety make sure that you just run this against test files.

| Example

| Create a folder on your desktop named Test

| Create a few files named Test.txt, Test2.txt, Test3.txt etc.

| Run the app against that folder.

|

| BD

|

|

 

I'll have to go back to the site for your email addy, though I think I

tried that before and received no answer.

 

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

geog AT mvps DOT org

 

I'll watch for it and then send you a safer address. Otherwise I just

remove all incoming mail from that account.

 

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:OyFva4oEIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

>

> "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

> news:uNczeSoEIHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> | news:uMb9v%23lEIHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought I

> would

> | > be

> | > the 9X test bed for it.

> | > BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to

> GEODISK.

> | >

> | > --

> | > MEB

> | > ________

> | I recompiled using a different version of the compiler. Hope it's right

> now.

> | The bug has been fixed in the next compiler release but it's not

> available

> | yet. Also I asked on the developer forum and we are starting to think

> that

> | 98 may not support all lower case. Several people are playing with it

> right

> | now to find out.

> | http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCaseA.zip

>

> Well, my web site, retained locally, has upper and lower case files [and

> mixed], so 98 does support lower case.

> Moreover, I have hundreds of lower or mixed case files elsewhere. For

> instance, the files I have been dowloading from you have a capital,

> whereas

> most of my files and directories are lower case.

>

> IMO, Since the NT file structure in XP is not held the same as in

> DOS/9X/Fat, and handled via the ntfs driver upon creation, the *hook* to

> Fat32 apparently retains the [original] MSDOS naming structure. IIRC,

> Seems

> we did several lengthy discussions in here related to comparing those

> structures, and posted [by various parties] several dozen KBs and other

> materials during those discussions.

>

> Regretfully, that newer file version also creates the same error.

>

> |

> | For safety make sure that you just run this against test files.

> | Example

> | Create a folder on your desktop named Test

> | Create a few files named Test.txt, Test2.txt, Test3.txt etc.

> | Run the app against that folder.

> |

> | BD

> |

> |

>

> I'll have to go back to the site for your email addy, though I think I

> tried that before and received no answer.

>

> --

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> ________

>

>

>

Guest Franc Zabkar
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:39:55 +0200, a - MORE TESTS <a@libero.it> put

finger to keyboard and composed:

>Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

>- Floppy

>- Same HD where XP lies

>- Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

>- HD where W98 lies

>- HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

>- Pen Drive

>

>All the 6 cases had the problem.

>

>The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

>The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

>

>

>Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

>I tried

>dir c:\ /b /s /p

>and I had displayed on the black screen

>"HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

 

I believe your test proves that it is your XP application that is

creating uppercase 8.3 file names. It doesn't appear to be a case

translation issue on your Win98 box. You can save us all a lot of time

and verify this beyond doubt by using Debug to look at the directory

structure on your floppy diskette.

 

To force XP to display the file name in its original case, follow this

procedure:

 

Force Explorer to Display Correct Filename Capitalization:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-101

 

- Franc Zabkar

--

Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

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Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:54:16 -0700, "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote:

>"a - MORE TESTS" <a@libero.it> wrote in message

>news:foqhh3p9ck01o8h0b4joi9adu3hfhplvb1@4ax.com...

>> To everyone.

>>

>> I did more tests.

>>

>> As told I have several HD and several Operative System

>>

>> Tried XP and XP (another) : no problem

>> Tried WMe and W98 : no problem

>> Tried W2000 and W98 : problem (the same as XP and W98)

>>

>> So the problem is (XP and W2000) + W98

>>

>> Continued test with XP (forgot W2000).

>>

>> Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

>> - Floppy

>> - Same HD where XP lies

>> - Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

>> - HD where W98 lies

>> - HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

>> - Pen Drive

>>

>> All the 6 cases had the problem.

>>

>> The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

>> The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

>>

>>

>> Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>> file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

>> I tried

>> dir c:\ /b /s /p

>> and I had displayed on the black screen

>> "HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>>

>>

>> I have XP sp2 witn no NTFS

>> I have W98SE with FAT 32

>>

>> Logged on XP there is no problem (never).

>> Logged on W98 there is the problem (ever).

>>

>> If I log in W98 and manually un-capitalize "Hallo.txt" in "hallo.txt"

>> the problem is always solved,

>> but want the two OSes work proprerly they own.

>

>Just out of curiosity. Is it the server that won't accept uppercase? That

>is really strange if that's the case. What are you using to FTP your files

>to the server?

 

My hosting company is Libero-Infostrada

The hosting service is free

The rules I accepted say no uppercase are allowed.

I ftp with 'CuteFTP'

If I ftp Hallo.htm the file is uploaded, but if i call it from the

browser, the browser say File Not Found

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

Franc Zabkar wrote:

| On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:39:55 +0200, a - MORE TESTS <a@libero.it> put

| finger to keyboard and composed:

|

|>Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

|>- Floppy

|>- Same HD where XP lies

|>- Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

|>- HD where W98 lies

|>- HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

|>- Pen Drive

|>

|>All the 6 cases had the problem.

|>

|>The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

|>The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

|>

|>

|>Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

|>file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

|>I tried

|>dir c:\ /b /s /p

|>and I had displayed on the black screen

|>"HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

|

| I believe your test proves that it is your XP application that is

| creating uppercase 8.3 file names.

 

I've ruled that out as a possibility, because I believe he said the name

will continue to be lower-case when viewed in XP-- even after it has

begun to be capitalized in Win98...

news:3nleh3djm606off750d08rrrs1j9581hqn@4ax.com

| Note:

| Logged again in XP , in Explorer , it is regularly

| shown as hallo.txt

 

I'm thinking... Explorer in Win98 won't show true capitalization of a

file name, if all it has is a SFN (Short File Name). It presumes the SFN

is all capitals, because a Real DOS name always would be. XP is putting

the right case in there-- but not creating a LFN for it! I guess it just

doesn't consider a lower-case letter to be reason enough for it! (But

Win98 does consider it reason enough.)

 

| It doesn't appear to be a case

| translation issue on your Win98 box. You can save us all a lot of time

| and verify this beyond doubt by using Debug to look at the directory

| structure on your floppy diskette.

 

I think he WILL find the case to be correct in the SFN field-- & the LFN

field will be empty!

 

| To force XP to display the file name in its original case, follow this

| procedure:

|

| Force Explorer to Display Correct Filename Capitalization:

| http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-101

 

It is important to do as that article says! But I think it won't get

Explorer to show the true capitalization of a name-- UNLESS it is in the

LFN area.

 

If only Blanton could remember what he came up with the last time this

issue arose!

 

| - Franc Zabkar

| --

| Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

 

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

Guest thanatoid
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

a <a@libero.it> wrote in

news:ce9ih3pjm9ab7nunpklfh10al1qeaio7bg@4ax.com:

> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:54:16 -0700, "BD"

> <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote:

>

>>"a - MORE TESTS" <a@libero.it> wrote in message

>>news:foqhh3p9ck01o8h0b4joi9adu3hfhplvb1@4ax.com...

>>> To everyone.

>>>

>>> I did more tests.

>>>

>>> As told I have several HD and several Operative System

>>>

>>> Tried XP and XP (another) : no problem

>>> Tried WMe and W98 : no problem

>>> Tried W2000 and W98 : problem (the same as XP and W98)

>>>

>>> So the problem is (XP and W2000) + W98

>>>

>>> Continued test with XP (forgot W2000).

>>>

>>> Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

>>> - Floppy

>>> - Same HD where XP lies

>>> - Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

>>> - HD where W98 lies

>>> - HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

>>> - Pen Drive

>>>

>>> All the 6 cases had the problem.

>>>

>>> The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

>>> The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more

>>> longer.

>>>

>>>

>>> Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and

>>> "halloverylongfortesting.txt" file from DOS (the W98

>>> DOS); I tried

>>> dir c:\ /b /s /p

>>> and I had displayed on the black screen

>>> "HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>>>

>>>

>>> I have XP sp2 witn no NTFS

>>> I have W98SE with FAT 32

>>>

>>> Logged on XP there is no problem (never).

>>> Logged on W98 there is the problem (ever).

>>>

>>> If I log in W98 and manually un-capitalize "Hallo.txt"

>>> in "hallo.txt" the problem is always solved,

>>> but want the two OSes work proprerly they own.

>>

>>Just out of curiosity. Is it the server that won't accept

>>uppercase? That is really strange if that's the case.

>>What are you using to FTP your files to the server?

>

> My hosting company is Libero-Infostrada

> The hosting service is free

> The rules I accepted say no uppercase are allowed.

> I ftp with 'CuteFTP'

> If I ftp Hallo.htm the file is uploaded, but if i call

> it from the browser, the browser say File Not Found

>

>

 

You get what you pay for. Sometimes. In this case, it appears

the saying applies.

 

--

Waiting for the day when it is illegal to use anything but Vista

on any computer in the world.

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

thanatoid wrote:

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in

| news:uhdOy#fEIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

 

....snip (I know it by heart)...

| <NOT SNIPPED FOR THE REQUIRED EFFECT>

|

| Heaven help us all.

 

Treble the thickness of your tinfoil hat in XP/Vista threads!

 

| --

| Waiting for the day when it is illegal to use anything but Vista

| on any computer in the world.

 

 

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:03:53 +1000, Franc Zabkar

<fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:39:55 +0200, a - MORE TESTS <a@libero.it> put

>finger to keyboard and composed:

>

>>Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

>>- Floppy

>>- Same HD where XP lies

>>- Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

>>- HD where W98 lies

>>- HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

>>- Pen Drive

>>

>>All the 6 cases had the problem.

>>

>>The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

>>The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

>>

>>

>>Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>>file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

>>I tried

>>dir c:\ /b /s /p

>>and I had displayed on the black screen

>>"HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>

>I believe your test proves that it is your XP application that is

>creating uppercase 8.3 file names. It doesn't appear to be a case

>translation issue on your Win98 box. You can save us all a lot of time

>and verify this beyond doubt by using Debug to look at the directory

>structure on your floppy diskette.

>

>To force XP to display the file name in its original case, follow this

>procedure:

>

>Force Explorer to Display Correct Filename Capitalization:

> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-101

>

>- Franc Zabkar

 

 

i tried the

debug

-L 100 0 13 1

-D 100

-Q

 

with notepad

I created the short "hallo.txt"

and then the long "abccccccdef.txt"

 

I dumped with Dos from the XP box the two cases

ang got these screenshots:

http://www.zshare.net/image/43255032d60f26/

26 kb

 

note

I dumped with pure Dos on W98 the first case

and obtained the same result of the first previous one

 

note

I also created a short file "buon.zip" with WinZip

then dumped and got B. T7...... UON ZIP

I also created a short "ciao.htm" file with Firefox

then dumped and got T7.... IAO HTM

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

Roxana wrote:

| I will attend to this one tomorrow evening PCR. I promise. I have a

| very long day tomorrow which starts very -OMG, it's late !!! -

| early. Thanks.

 

You are welcome. Mainly, I want to know for sure whether it happens to

LFNs as well as SFNs. (I think it does not.) A SFN is one in the 8.3

format, like FILENAME.TXT-- with no lower-case letters or spaces or

certain other special characters.

 

In Win98, I'm thinking, putting lower-case letters into it --

FileName.txt-- will trigger a LFN to be created. And I think that is not

triggered when the SFN is created in WinXP. XP will just put the

lower-case letters inside the SFN itself. Win98 won't see them there, I

think.

 

| Roxana (making this PCR one as *unread*)

| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message

| news:uhdOy%23fEIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| <snipped>

 

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

in the case someone forgot the problem,

I repeat the problem

 

----------------

 

I boot on XP

I create "hallo.txt" with Notepad (or onther type of file

with Winzip, Firefox...) on the XP drive

 

then I boot on W98

and that file in Explorer

is shown as "Hallo.txt"

 

boot back in Xp it is ok (always)

boot again in W98 it is wrong (always)

 

I don't want the first letter capitalized

 

If , booted in W98, I manually rename the

first letter, uncapitalizing it, the problem is solved.

 

note:

if the name is longer then 8 (eg: halllotoeveryone.txt)

the problem doesn't occur

 

-------------------------

Guest PA Bear
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

BD wrote:

>> You can run (away to sea), but you can't hide from us, Dundat! Howzaguy,

>> anyway? (glee squealed on you)

>> --

> ...Standby for incoming but it

> will probably be tomorrow. If you try to send me mail use the bindar

> account. If it goes to geog it will probably end up being destroyed. I'm

> just starting to build a white list for that account that will solve the

> problem.

 

Same addy as in the past. My Gmail addy is intentionally munged in ReplyTo

when posting to NGs...but I'm sure you can figure out how to unmunge it, if

need be.

--

~Robear

Guest Franc Zabkar
Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:40:58 +0200, a <a@libero.it> put finger to

keyboard and composed:

>On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:03:53 +1000, Franc Zabkar

><fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote:

>

>>On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:39:55 +0200, a - MORE TESTS <a@libero.it> put

>>finger to keyboard and composed:

>>

>>>Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

>>>- Floppy

>>>- Same HD where XP lies

>>>- Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

>>>- HD where W98 lies

>>>- HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

>>>- Pen Drive

>>>

>>>All the 6 cases had the problem.

>>>

>>>The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

>>>The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

>>>

>>>

>>>Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>>>file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

>>>I tried

>>>dir c:\ /b /s /p

>>>and I had displayed on the black screen

>>>"HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

>>

>>I believe your test proves that it is your XP application that is

>>creating uppercase 8.3 file names. It doesn't appear to be a case

>>translation issue on your Win98 box. You can save us all a lot of time

>>and verify this beyond doubt by using Debug to look at the directory

>>structure on your floppy diskette.

>>

>>To force XP to display the file name in its original case, follow this

>>procedure:

>>

>>Force Explorer to Display Correct Filename Capitalization:

>> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-101

>>

>>- Franc Zabkar

>

>

>i tried the

> debug

> -L 100 0 13 1

> -D 100

> -Q

>

>with notepad

>I created the short "hallo.txt"

>and then the long "abccccccdef.txt"

>

>I dumped with Dos from the XP box the two cases

>ang got these screenshots:

>http://www.zshare.net/image/43255032d60f26/

>26 kb

 

The screenshots prove what I've been saying, ie that whenever the

names are in 8.3 format, they are written to the disc in uppercase.

The first screenshot shows two entries for HALLO.TXT. Apparently you

created a HALLO.TXT file and then deleted it. Then you created a

second HALLO.TXT. In each case only the 8.3 filename is/was written to

the disc, not its LFN. When you delete a file, its directory entry

isn't removed, only the leading character of the filename is changed

to 0xE5.

 

In the second screenshot you can see the LFN for abccccccdef.txt and

also its 8.3 name. In this instance the file has also been deleted.

>note

>I dumped with pure Dos on W98 the first case

>and obtained the same result of the first previous one

>

>note

>I also created a short file "buon.zip" with WinZip

>then dumped and got B. T7...... UON ZIP

>I also created a short "ciao.htm" file with Firefox

>then dumped and got T7.... IAO HTM

 

- Franc Zabkar

--

Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

Did you get the file to compile properly for the 9X OS?

 

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

 

 

"BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

news:eqr$yHpEIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

|

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:OyFva4oEIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| >

| >

| > "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

| > news:uNczeSoEIHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| > | news:uMb9v%23lEIHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | > No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought I

| > would

| > | > be

| > | > the 9X test bed for it.

| > | > BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to

| > GEODISK.

| > | >

| > | > --

| > | > MEB

| > | > ________

| > | I recompiled using a different version of the compiler. Hope it's

right

| > now.

| > | The bug has been fixed in the next compiler release but it's not

| > available

| > | yet. Also I asked on the developer forum and we are starting to think

| > that

| > | 98 may not support all lower case. Several people are playing with it

| > right

| > | now to find out.

| > | http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCaseA.zip

| >

| > Well, my web site, retained locally, has upper and lower case files [and

| > mixed], so 98 does support lower case.

| > Moreover, I have hundreds of lower or mixed case files elsewhere. For

| > instance, the files I have been dowloading from you have a capital,

| > whereas

| > most of my files and directories are lower case.

| >

| > IMO, Since the NT file structure in XP is not held the same as in

| > DOS/9X/Fat, and handled via the ntfs driver upon creation, the *hook* to

| > Fat32 apparently retains the [original] MSDOS naming structure. IIRC,

| > Seems

| > we did several lengthy discussions in here related to comparing those

| > structures, and posted [by various parties] several dozen KBs and other

| > materials during those discussions.

| >

| > Regretfully, that newer file version also creates the same error.

| >

| > |

| > | For safety make sure that you just run this against test files.

| > | Example

| > | Create a folder on your desktop named Test

| > | Create a few files named Test.txt, Test2.txt, Test3.txt etc.

| > | Run the app against that folder.

| > |

| > | BD

| > |

| > |

| >

| > I'll have to go back to the site for your email addy, though I think I

| > tried that before and received no answer.

| >

| > --

| > MEB

| > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > ________

| >

| >

| >

|

|

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

Not yet. We are looking to see how far back that bug goes. Probably back to

when Unicode was first introduced into it which was about 8 months ago.

That's several releases now. I have a hunch that the new release of the

compiler will be pushed ahead because there were quite a few fixes this

time.

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:e5EPswsEIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Did you get the file to compile properly for the 9X OS?

>

> --

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> ________

>

>

> "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

> news:eqr$yHpEIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> |

> | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> | news:OyFva4oEIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> | >

> | >

> | > "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

> | > news:uNczeSoEIHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> | > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> | > | news:uMb9v%23lEIHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > | > No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought I

> | > would

> | > | > be

> | > | > the 9X test bed for it.

> | > | > BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to

> | > GEODISK.

> | > | >

> | > | > --

> | > | > MEB

> | > | > ________

> | > | I recompiled using a different version of the compiler. Hope it's

> right

> | > now.

> | > | The bug has been fixed in the next compiler release but it's not

> | > available

> | > | yet. Also I asked on the developer forum and we are starting to

> think

> | > that

> | > | 98 may not support all lower case. Several people are playing with

> it

> | > right

> | > | now to find out.

> | > | http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCaseA.zip

> | >

> | > Well, my web site, retained locally, has upper and lower case files

> [and

> | > mixed], so 98 does support lower case.

> | > Moreover, I have hundreds of lower or mixed case files elsewhere. For

> | > instance, the files I have been dowloading from you have a capital,

> | > whereas

> | > most of my files and directories are lower case.

> | >

> | > IMO, Since the NT file structure in XP is not held the same as in

> | > DOS/9X/Fat, and handled via the ntfs driver upon creation, the *hook*

> to

> | > Fat32 apparently retains the [original] MSDOS naming structure. IIRC,

> | > Seems

> | > we did several lengthy discussions in here related to comparing those

> | > structures, and posted [by various parties] several dozen KBs and

> other

> | > materials during those discussions.

> | >

> | > Regretfully, that newer file version also creates the same error.

> | >

> | > |

> | > | For safety make sure that you just run this against test files.

> | > | Example

> | > | Create a folder on your desktop named Test

> | > | Create a few files named Test.txt, Test2.txt, Test3.txt etc.

> | > | Run the app against that folder.

> | > |

> | > | BD

> | > |

> | > |

> | >

> | > I'll have to go back to the site for your email addy, though I think I

> | > tried that before and received no answer.

> | >

> | > --

> | > MEB

> | > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> | > ________

> | >

> | >

> | >

> |

> |

>

>

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

You should have incoming.

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:uuArGOrEIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> BD wrote:

>>> You can run (away to sea), but you can't hide from us, Dundat!

>>> Howzaguy,

>>> anyway? (glee squealed on you)

>>> --

>> ...Standby for incoming but it

>> will probably be tomorrow. If you try to send me mail use the bindar

>> account. If it goes to geog it will probably end up being destroyed.

>> I'm

>> just starting to build a white list for that account that will solve the

>> problem.

>

> Same addy as in the past. My Gmail addy is intentionally munged in

> ReplyTo when posting to NGs...but I'm sure you can figure out how to

> unmunge it, if need be.

> --

> ~Robear

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

 

Perhaps a review of this Resource Kit document [and other] might help.

 

Read to understand XP's filing systems, down to the lower segments

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c13621675.mspx

 

Or use this link [though you'll miss the necessary leadup related to 8.3

names, long file names, and blocked file entry aspects]. SEE:

File Naming in Windows XP Professional

File Names on FAT Volumes

Generating Short File Names

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c13621675.mspx#EEIBG

 

Then over to [if Home Edition]:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/z04d621675.mspx

 

 

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

 

 

"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message

news:lhoih39cv8qmoh3hkm1h0unm36ktog36nc@4ax.com...

| On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:40:58 +0200, a <a@libero.it> put finger to

| keyboard and composed:

|

| >On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:03:53 +1000, Franc Zabkar

| ><fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote:

| >

| >>On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:39:55 +0200, a - MORE TESTS <a@libero.it> put

| >>finger to keyboard and composed:

| >>

| >>>Logged in XP, I created "hallo.txt" in:

| >>>- Floppy

| >>>- Same HD where XP lies

| >>>- Same HD wher XP lies, but different partition

| >>>- HD where W98 lies

| >>>- HD wher W98 lies, but different partition

| >>>- Pen Drive

| >>>

| >>>All the 6 cases had the problem.

| >>>

| >>>The problem occurs if the filename is 8 or less longer

| >>>The problem does NOT occur if the filename is 9 or more longer.

| >>>

| >>>

| >>>Tried to read the "hallo,txt" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

| >>>file from DOS (the W98 DOS);

| >>>I tried

| >>>dir c:\ /b /s /p

| >>>and I had displayed on the black screen

| >>>"HALLO.TXT" and "halloverylongfortesting.txt"

| >>

| >>I believe your test proves that it is your XP application that is

| >>creating uppercase 8.3 file names. It doesn't appear to be a case

| >>translation issue on your Win98 box. You can save us all a lot of time

| >>and verify this beyond doubt by using Debug to look at the directory

| >>structure on your floppy diskette.

| >>

| >>To force XP to display the file name in its original case, follow this

| >>procedure:

| >>

| >>Force Explorer to Display Correct Filename Capitalization:

| >> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-101

| >>

| >>- Franc Zabkar

| >

| >

| >i tried the

| > debug

| > -L 100 0 13 1

| > -D 100

| > -Q

| >

| >with notepad

| >I created the short "hallo.txt"

| >and then the long "abccccccdef.txt"

| >

| >I dumped with Dos from the XP box the two cases

| >ang got these screenshots:

| >http://www.zshare.net/image/43255032d60f26/

| >26 kb

|

| The screenshots prove what I've been saying, ie that whenever the

| names are in 8.3 format, they are written to the disc in uppercase.

| The first screenshot shows two entries for HALLO.TXT. Apparently you

| created a HALLO.TXT file and then deleted it. Then you created a

| second HALLO.TXT. In each case only the 8.3 filename is/was written to

| the disc, not its LFN. When you delete a file, its directory entry

| isn't removed, only the leading character of the filename is changed

| to 0xE5.

|

| In the second screenshot you can see the LFN for abccccccdef.txt and

| also its 8.3 name. In this instance the file has also been deleted.

|

| >note

| >I dumped with pure Dos on W98 the first case

| >and obtained the same result of the first previous one

| >

| >note

| >I also created a short file "buon.zip" with WinZip

| >then dumped and got B. T7...... UON ZIP

| >I also created a short "ciao.htm" file with Firefox

| >then dumped and got T7.... IAO HTM

|

| - Franc Zabkar

| --

| Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

Posted

Re: UPPERCASE always from other units

 

That was my thought as well, Unicode aspects and all these recent updates

to XP [at least we're not discussing VISTA,, ooooowwww], ALL would be

necessarily included in the compiler updates for XP.

 

Let us know if you guys figure it out.

 

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

 

 

"BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

news:OPeX$HtEIHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

| Not yet. We are looking to see how far back that bug goes. Probably back

to

| when Unicode was first introduced into it which was about 8 months ago.

| That's several releases now. I have a hunch that the new release of the

| compiler will be pushed ahead because there were quite a few fixes this

| time.

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:e5EPswsEIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > Did you get the file to compile properly for the 9X OS?

| >

| > --

| > MEB

| > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > ________

| >

| >

| > "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

| > news:eqr$yHpEIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > |

| > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| > | news:OyFva4oEIHA.1056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

| > | >

| > | >

| > | > "BD" <JustMe@nothome.net> wrote in message

| > | > news:uNczeSoEIHA.5856@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

| > | > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| > | > | news:uMb9v%23lEIHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > | > | > No I didn't. I knew you would do so before posting it. I thought

I

| > | > would

| > | > | > be

| > | > | > the 9X test bed for it.

| > | > | > BTW: When we've covered this, I have some questions related to

| > | > GEODISK.

| > | > | >

| > | > | > --

| > | > | > MEB

| > | > | > ________

| > | > | I recompiled using a different version of the compiler. Hope it's

| > right

| > | > now.

| > | > | The bug has been fixed in the next compiler release but it's not

| > | > available

| > | > | yet. Also I asked on the developer forum and we are starting to

| > think

| > | > that

| > | > | 98 may not support all lower case. Several people are playing

with

| > it

| > | > right

| > | > | now to find out.

| > | > | http://dundats.mvps.org/Beta/File_LowerCaseA.zip

| > | >

| > | > Well, my web site, retained locally, has upper and lower case files

| > [and

| > | > mixed], so 98 does support lower case.

| > | > Moreover, I have hundreds of lower or mixed case files elsewhere.

For

| > | > instance, the files I have been dowloading from you have a capital,

| > | > whereas

| > | > most of my files and directories are lower case.

| > | >

| > | > IMO, Since the NT file structure in XP is not held the same as in

| > | > DOS/9X/Fat, and handled via the ntfs driver upon creation, the

*hook*

| > to

| > | > Fat32 apparently retains the [original] MSDOS naming structure.

IIRC,

| > | > Seems

| > | > we did several lengthy discussions in here related to comparing

those

| > | > structures, and posted [by various parties] several dozen KBs and

| > other

| > | > materials during those discussions.

| > | >

| > | > Regretfully, that newer file version also creates the same error.

| > | >

| > | > |

| > | > | For safety make sure that you just run this against test files.

| > | > | Example

| > | > | Create a folder on your desktop named Test

| > | > | Create a few files named Test.txt, Test2.txt, Test3.txt etc.

| > | > | Run the app against that folder.

| > | > |

| > | > | BD

| > | > |

| > | > |

| > | >

| > | > I'll have to go back to the site for your email addy, though I think

I

| > | > tried that before and received no answer.

| > | >

| > | > --

| > | > MEB

| > | > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > | > ________

| > | >

| > | >

| > | >

| > |

| > |

| >

| >

|

|

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