Dumb Windows path parsing

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Kenneth Brody
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:38 PM
> To: filePro_mailing_list
> Subject: OT: Dumb Windows path parsing
> 
> Well, I've just come across a "strangeness" in how Windows 
> parses pathnames.  It turns out that "." and ".." are parsed 
> before the path is actually referenced.  In other words, ".." 
> just removes the lowest-level part of the current pathname 
> without actually checking that part.
> 
> For example, "c:\no\such\path\..\..\..\appl\bad_dir\..\fp" is 
> the same as "c:\appl\fp", even if no "\no" or "\appl\bad_dir" 
> directories exist.
> 
> You can also intersperse "." at will.
> 
>     c:\no\such\.\path\.\..\..\foo\..\.\..\appl\fp
> 
> Each "." is simply ignored, and each ".." moves "up" one "directory"
> in the path that's being built.
> 
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Ken,

Tried this:
  
W:\>cd w:\no\such\.\path\.\..\foo\..\..\ccp\filepro
The system cannot find the path specified.

What were you doing when you discovered the above?

The ccp\filepro does exist.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting