From: "W. James" <w_a_x_man@...>
Date: 2010-01-12T19:30:09+09:00
Subject: Re: File::exists?( "filename with a blank in it" )

Ralph Shnelvar wrote:

> 
> Isn't a Windows pathname with surrounding double quotes a valid 
> pathname?!?!?

The quotes are not part of the file-name.

When one enters
  type "foo bar"
at the DOS-prompt, the quotes serve to indicate that there
is one file named
  foo bar
and not two files named
  foo
and
  bar

If you enter
  dir foo*
you will see
  foo bar
not
  "foo bar"

The quotes are not part of the file-name.

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