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DOS Filenames (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 29.07.2010, 08:22

> > > What DOS would you recommend?
> >
> > FreeDOS 2038 , EDR-DOS 2009 , DR-DOS 7.01
>
> IMO EDR-DOS 2009 should NOT be recommended - you can rather easily suffer
> severe data losses. I played with this version briefly, and found 2
> issues:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 1. data loss
> - create a directory on C: (FAT32)
> - copy some files into it
> - set the directory's system attribute ("attrib +s drdtest")
> - move the directory from C: to D: using FreeDOS "move.exe"
>
> result: the directory on D: wasn't created, but the files in the directory
> on C: were deleted.
> -----------------------------------------------------

I guess you'll be unsurprised, but ... FreeDOS move is abandoned and has bugs (esp. regarding attributes, e.g. moving a readonly file doesn't delete it afterwards). Also, most people don't put attributes on directories, most tools don't expect it, and I think DR-DOS doesn't even (directly) let you do so (at least not with its Attrib). Yet another "dark corner".

Complete thread:

• DOS Filenames - w3a537, 27.07.2010, 07:03 (Users)
  • DOS Filenames - RayeR, 27.07.2010, 16:36
    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 27.07.2010, 17:05
      • DOS Filenames - RayeR, 30.07.2010, 00:14
  • DOS Filenames - bretjohn, 27.07.2010, 22:09
    • DOS Filenames - Arjay, 27.07.2010, 22:47
      • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 06:10
    • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 06:07
      • DOS Filenames - DOS386, 28.07.2010, 06:20
        • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 07:54
          • DOS Filenames - ron, 28.07.2010, 08:46
            • DOS Filenames - DOS386, 29.07.2010, 05:42
              • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 29.07.2010, 07:28
                • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 29.07.2010, 08:22
                  • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 29.07.2010, 08:52
                    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 30.07.2010, 05:30
                • DOS Filenames - DOS386, 30.07.2010, 06:10
                  • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 30.07.2010, 07:23
                    • DOS Filenames for Steve - DOS386, 30.07.2010, 07:46
                      • DOS Filenames for Steve - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:25
                        • DOS Filenames for Steve - DOS386, 31.07.2010, 07:49
                          • DOS Filenames for Steve - Rugxulo, 31.07.2010, 13:13
                            • DOS Filenames for Steve - DOS386, 31.07.2010, 13:29
                            • DOS Filenames for Steve - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 00:55
                          • DOS Filenames for Steve - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 00:36
                    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 30.07.2010, 15:16
                    • DOS Filenames - RayeR, 30.07.2010, 21:00
                      • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 31.07.2010, 07:06
                    • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:23
                • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:12
              • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:08
                • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:51
                  • DOS Filenames - Khusraw, 31.07.2010, 08:05
                    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 31.07.2010, 13:08
                      • DOS Filenames - Khusraw, 31.07.2010, 13:39
                      • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 01:07
                • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 31.07.2010, 13:04
                  • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 31.07.2010, 13:44
                    • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 01:32
                  • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 01:27
                    • DOS Filenames - Arjay, 01.08.2010, 11:40
                      • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 23:05
                        • Filewatcher (DOS Filenames) - Arjay, 02.08.2010, 08:43
                • DOS Filenames - mht, 02.08.2010, 07:51
                  • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 02.08.2010, 21:47
                    • DOS Filenames - mht, 03.08.2010, 06:57
  • DOS Filenames | NTLFN crap - DOS386, 28.07.2010, 03:41
    • DOS Filenames | NTLFN crap - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 06:29