Re: eRPG; where are my images

Booth wrote:
>Hans, I work with all sorts of users.  286 & up, Linux, Apple, Windows,
>and even DOS.  (Ever see "Concurrent DOS"?  Now there's a really great
>truly multitasking operating system!)  These people all have other things
>they do which is not computer related.  They already understand 8.3.  Then
>they learn about long file names, etc. and we get
>
>Them: "How come I can't see my picture?"
>Me:  "what is the name of your picture?"
>Them: "Its 'Jenny & mom  at the beach July 6th'"
>Me:"Oh? Is it a jpg or a gif?"
>Them: "Huh?"
>
>The painful truth is that just because its a rule doesn't mean it happens.
>(btw, you noticed the two(2) spaces between "mom" and "at"?)  8.3 ain't
>pretty but it works everywhere every time.

Hi Booth!  There's a lot of material for discussion in your
note, so I'm not quite sure what angle my response should
take.

Fact is, there are lot's of places where the old 8.3
convention just doesn't cut it.  Think of Java
programming with filenames ending with ".java" and
".class".  Or web pages ending with ".shtml".

Regarding your example, methinks it's contrived.
Anyone whose job isn't computer related is likely
using a particular popular o/s with which you can
view images simply by double-clicking on an icon.
Anyone who makes a living by programming damn well
better know how to handle such funny filenames as
well as different file formats.

BTW, for what purpose is DOS still being used
among your users?

Cheers!  Hans

Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com


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