On 12/01/2013 02:53 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 01.12.2013 22:23, schrieb Larry Hudson:
>
>> It seems that it's not well known, but Windows _does_ accept forward
>> slashes in path strings, when they come from a program.  It's the
>> Windows command processor that only accepts the back slashes -- that is,
>> when you are typing a command directly in Windows.
>
> Better yet: Even the command processor (cmd.exe) is perfectly fine with forward
slashes.
>
 From my memory, it used to be that it did not.  But perhaps that was command.com in
DOS.  I 
have to confess I haven't checked this myself recently -- I currently use Linux only
and rarely 
use Windows.  But since I believe most people aren't aware of it, I did want to point
out that 
forward slashes are acceptable (and more convenient) in Windows.  Thanx for the
updated info.

      -=- Larry

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