David,
DN> 
DN> I think you misunderstood a semantic subtlety.
DN> 
DN> The filename is simply the last node of the path and filename
DN> combination. As such, the punctuation marks that delineate the
DN> components are not permitted in filenames themselves. Thus ':',
DN> '/', '\' and the C/C++ string terminator NUL are the only characters
DN> that are surely forbidden in filenames; for the full path, though,
DN> they are essential. (But the discussion was on filenames.)
DN> 

Gotcha. Yeah, I misunderstood.

Kelly

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