Date   : Fri, 01 May 2009 20:27:38 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Levei 3 Econet Directory Navigation

"Ian Wolstenholme" wrote:
> I don't seem to be able to do "*DIR ^" on Level 3 Econet - is there a
> problem with my installation or is this a "known" omission from the Level 3
 
Yes, it's a known "feature" of Acorn level 2 and level 3 file
servers. Really annoying. I had to code around it in TreeCopy using
things like up%=FNfile("^",5)=2 to check it was available and
navigate differently if not.
 
Also annoying is the ownership validation on Acorn file servers.
When you log on, you own everything in your home directory, and
everything underneath it. If you use a "$" anywhere in a pathname
you lose ownership. For example:
 
  *I AM FRED
  LOAD "jim"           - jim is owned
  LOAD "subdir.sheila" - sheila is owned
  LOAD "$.fred.jim"    - jim is not owned
  *DIR $.FRED          - select home directory via "$"
  LOAD "jim"           - jim is not owned
  *DIR                 - go back to home directory
  LOAD "jim"           - jim is owned.
 
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