Re: Bug (feature) in v6 listfiles shows hidden files ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = This would be a nice feature to have, perhaps with a "includestartswith" and/or "excludestartswith" modifier? Mark. On 16 Mar 2004, at 19:19, Scott Anderson wrote: > Ken, > > The 'showinvisibles' was only a feature for the classic MAC platform, > as indicated in the online documentation. It was never available for > any other platform. > > We will consider this a feature request. > > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Kenneth Grome > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 5:19 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Re: Bug (feature) in v6 listfiles shows hidden files ... > > > No response for 4 days (what a surprise) so I will ask again ... > > SMSI, will you *ever* fix this problem ... or is this issue never > going to be addressed? If you are going to fix it, when can we have > a version in which the problem is resolved? > > I would appreciate an answer so I know how to proceed with my > business, thanks. > > > >> I have installed v6 on one of my WindowsXP computers. Webdna shows >> the hidden "Thumbs.db" operating system file when I use listfiles. >> >> ... and it *still* shows these hidden files when I use >> "showinvisibles=F" in the listfiles tag. Why? >> >> Yes there's a work-around to this particular problem: Put a nested >> hideif inside the listfiles context to make it stop showing his >> particular hidden file ... and then create my own home-grown index >> numbering system to replace the index tag in listfiles so I can get >> the proper index numbers on the files I want to display. >> >> But this does not solve the problem of hiding OTHER hidden OS files, >> it is only a viable work-around when you know the names of the >> hidden files the OS will create and place into your folders ... >> which means it's always going to be a problem with a PITA >> work-around until SMSI actually fixes it properly. >> >> This same problem existed in the MacOS years ago, so I cannot >> understand why was it never fixed in Windows when it was already >> dealt with in the MacOS. >> >> Anyone have a clue why this is still an issue, or when SMSI will >> finally fix this problem on all operating systems once and for all? >> >> -- >> >> Kenneth Grome >> WebDNA Programmer >> Outsource Service Provider >> Phone: +6332 255-6591 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list
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This would be a nice feature to have, perhaps with a "includestartswith" and/or "excludestartswith" modifier? Mark. On 16 Mar 2004, at 19:19, Scott Anderson wrote: > Ken, > > The 'showinvisibles' was only a feature for the classic MAC platform, > as indicated in the online documentation. It was never available for > any other platform. > > We will consider this a feature request. > > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Kenneth Grome > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 5:19 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Re: Bug (feature) in v6 listfiles shows hidden files ... > > > No response for 4 days (what a surprise) so I will ask again ... > > SMSI, will you *ever* fix this problem ... or is this issue never > going to be addressed? If you are going to fix it, when can we have > a version in which the problem is resolved? > > I would appreciate an answer so I know how to proceed with my > business, thanks. > > > >> I have installed v6 on one of my WindowsXP computers. Webdna shows >> the hidden "Thumbs.db" operating system file when I use listfiles. >> >> ... and it *still* shows these hidden files when I use >> "showinvisibles=F" in the listfiles tag. Why? >> >> Yes there's a work-around to this particular problem: Put a nested >> hideif inside the listfiles context to make it stop showing his >> particular hidden file ... and then create my own home-grown index >> numbering system to replace the index tag in listfiles so I can get >> the proper index numbers on the files I want to display. >> >> But this does not solve the problem of hiding OTHER hidden OS files, >> it is only a viable work-around when you know the names of the >> hidden files the OS will create and place into your folders ... >> which means it's always going to be a problem with a PITA >> work-around until SMSI actually fixes it properly. >> >> This same problem existed in the MacOS years ago, so I cannot >> understand why was it never fixed in Windows when it was already >> dealt with in the MacOS. >> >> Anyone have a clue why this is still an issue, or when SMSI will >> finally fix this problem on all operating systems once and for all? >> >> -- >> >> Kenneth Grome >> WebDNA Programmer >> Outsource Service Provider >> Phone: +6332 255-6591 >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > -- > > Kenneth Grome > WebDNA Programmer > Outsource Service Provider > Phone: +6332 255-6591 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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