Re: Internal Filename Representations (was Re: Summary of I/O related RFCs)

>>>>> "JV" == Johan Vromans <[email protected]> writes:

JV>   @parts = qw(sy $ foo bar 262);

JV> Now, create a file in the same directory with the same type, and name
JV> blech. Any idea?

I don't like this but how about

	$resource = File::Generic "........."

	$resource->name = "new name with all other parts left alone";

	$fh = open $resource->asNativeFormat()

Blech, but possible.

<chaim>

(Stolen parphrased but liberally from the Symbolics manual)
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