Re: listfiles shows invisible files ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25436
interpreted = N
texte = >>I cannot imagine a single customer who would want their MacOS >>*trashed* by webcatalog, simply because webcatalog deleted an >>invisible MacOS file that never should have been deleted in the >>first place. > > Deleting invisible files does not trash the filesystem. WebDNA shows > what files are in the folder, period. Just as many people will argue > that they want those files shown as those who don't. > I guess I would have to ask, as I haven't checked yet. Is there a way to show which are invisible and which were not?Quite frankly, after thinking about it, I cannot come up with one good use of deleting of invisible files. Even though I am sure someone will, not being able to easily distinguish between the two and having a loop delete situation would be seemingly very bad.hmmmAlex -- Alex J. McCombie (800-724-8973) http://OurClients.com Corporate http://McCombie.com Personal (Alex@McCombie.com) http://ClubGab.com/ <--- Now here's a serious Chat Room! ---> ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>>I cannot imagine a single customer who would want their MacOS >>*trashed* by webcatalog, simply because webcatalog deleted an >>invisible MacOS file that never should have been deleted in the >>first place. > > Deleting invisible files does not trash the filesystem. WebDNA shows > what files are in the folder, period. Just as many people will argue > that they want those files shown as those who don't. > I guess I would have to ask, as I haven't checked yet. Is there a way to show which are invisible and which were not?Quite frankly, after thinking about it, I cannot come up with one good use of deleting of invisible files. Even though I am sure someone will, not being able to easily distinguish between the two and having a loop delete situation would be seemingly very bad.hmmmAlex -- Alex J. McCombie (800-724-8973) http://OurClients.com Corporate http://McCombie.com Personal (Alex@McCombie.com) http://ClubGab.com/ <--- Now here's a serious Chat Room! ---> ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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