12-28-2011, 02:47 PM | #1 |
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semicolon in file names
i was doing a save to disc, then burn to CD; of a book selection & found that my burn software objects to seeing semicolons in file names.
that happens whenever calibre sees 2 or more authors, it generates a file name at "save to disc stage" that uses semicolon as author name separator. do I just have to find a more tolerant burn program ( to replace Roxio) or is there a work-around. is it bad practice to generate file names that contain ; ? |
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Way back in the dim and distant past, when computing was beginning the operating system kernel had a series of reserved characters /\?%*:¦"<.> and when they were found in a file name the OS considered them as instructions to do something.
For a full listing see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filename There are also various other control characters that should not be used or strange results may follow. Last edited by ivanjt; 12-28-2011 at 04:33 PM. |
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12-29-2011, 08:30 AM | #6 |
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It's not bad practice to have a ';' in a filename however as you found it is a reserved character for ISO9660 (the file system used by cds).
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CDs have a more restricted set of characters permitted for filenames than do computer operating systems. The characters you're allowed to use in the file system of a CD are a part of the CD-ROM standard, and are independent of the operating system that your computer uses.
These days, I'd suggest using an external USB disk for backup, rather than CDs. Much easier to use, and less hassle. |
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12-29-2011, 11:59 AM | #9 |
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thanks guys.
PS I see I used the wrong forum - should have posted this to calibre forum! for my own backups I do use a USB drive, n this case however, I was burning stuff to CD for my daughter to take away when I noticed the issue. Yes I could have zipped all but then if that 1 file is unreadable you've lose everything. one book per file is more failure tolerant |
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I came across this looking for something else...
You don't mention what program you are using to burn the CD however if you are using an program like ImgBurn (if you're not, you should be), you should set the file system to ISO9660 + Joliet + UDF. This will allow almost all characters in the filename. All current OS's can handle both Joliet & UDF file systems. |
05-30-2012, 10:42 AM | #13 |
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One of the reasons is that is most programming languages a semicolon denotes the end of a command or line
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