case sensitivity for file api
Matthias Lang
matthias@REDACTED
Thu Feb 9 14:48:19 CET 2006
Vlad Dumitrescu XX (LN/EAB) writes:
> (test@REDACTED)20> io:format("~s~n", [os:cmd("dir s*tcap*.erl")]).
> 2006-01-30 13:23 29ÿ899 sS7_Tcap.erl
> 2006-01-30 13:23 31ÿ722 ss7_tcap.erl
> 2006-01-30 13:23 33ÿ767 ss7_tcap_subsystem.erl
> ok
> (test@REDACTED)21> f(L),L=filelib:wildcard("s*tcap*.erl").
> ["ss7_tcap.erl","ss7_tcap_subsystem.erl"]
> I guess that filelib and file use the local file driver, which for
> Windows is case insensitive.
I would draw the exact opposite conclusion from the information you've
given, i.e. that whatever mechanism filelib uses, it must be case
_sensitive_. Which is exactly as per the filelib manpage.
Out of curiosity, how did you pick the hostname "EGILA003CTD0VFE"?
Matthias
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