[vdr] Re: recording dirs

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Thomas Keil wrote:
> 
> Klaus Schmidinger wrote:
> 
> >Steffen Barszus wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi all!
> >>
> >>I just want suggest that data-holding in directory-names isn't a good idea.
> >>There are a lot of special characters in directory names that could cause
> >>problems in the further processing.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >As I wrote in an other thread, just make sure you aleays enclose the name
> >with single quotes.
> >
> >
> Couldn't you implement something that does this automagically?
> 
> The EPG once broadcasted the name "9 1/2 Wochen", which resulted in an
> additional subdirectory.
> 
> OK, it still worked, and if I would have payed attention this wouldn't
> have happened, but since you escape spaces and stuff, why not other
> "dangerous" characters, too?

Here's my reply (again) to your original posting dated 2002-09-21:

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> I tried to record "9 1/2 Wochen". Notice the slash in the name.
> 
> This resulted in a directory "9_1" in /video, and "2_Wochen" in "9_1"
> which is together "9_1/2_Wochen".
> 
> It seems slashes in the recording name are not escaped?
> 
> Is this a bug? I entered the name by myself on the OSD so it didn't come
> from the EPG?

Which version of VDR? Any patches in use?

I wonder how you have entered the '/' character, since there is no such character
in the allowed characters of the origial VDR - unless I'm missing something...
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So, again my question: how did you enter that '/' character in the first place??

Klaus
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