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echo: os2prog
to: Jonathan de Boyne Pollar
from: Kelly Schrock
date: 1994-08-29 20:40:08
subject: What`S In A Name ?

JP> RVI>
JP>    > What is a valid file name under OS/2?
JP> RVI>
JP> 
JP>    Make no assumptions !  About all that you can guarantee is that ':',
JP>    '\', '/' and NUL will be disallowed.

Actually, it's okay to use the "/" character in filenames in function
calls that  use slashes. Apparently, the inability to use the "/"
character in a filename is just a limitation of CMD.EXE and COMMAND.COM

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