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Re: file_search: need work around for filenames with square brackets [ ] [message #66958 is a reply to message #66955]

Mon, 15 June 2009 15:26

David Fanning
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David Fanning writes:

> Well, I don't know. I'm running on Windows, too, and
> I have absolutely no problems finding these files:
>
> IDL> files = file_search("c:\temp", '00098_153217*', COUNT=count)
> IDL> print, count
> 2
> IDL> for j=0,1 do print, files[j]
> C:\temp\00098_153217_spiral162_@0078_[4,-4]_lw.dff
> C:\temp\00098_153217_spiral162_@0078_[4,-4]_lw.fit
>
> This is Windows XP and IDL 7.0.4.
>
> I think this might be a Windows problem, not IDL.

Or...

I notice I separated the directory from the file name
and you tried to specify both at once. Does that make
a difference?

David

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		Re: file_search: need work around for filenames with square brackets [ ] By: Heinz Stege on Mon, 15 June 2009 16:36
		Re: file_search: need work around for filenames with square brackets [ ] By: David Fanning on Mon, 15 June 2009 15:26
		Re: file_search: need work around for filenames with square brackets [ ] By: pgrigis on Mon, 15 June 2009 15:25
		Re: file_search: need work around for filenames with square brackets [ ] By: David Fanning on Mon, 15 June 2009 15:23

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