• SLI (11/11) Jun 12 2006 How about this enhancement for std.path:
• Carlos Santander (6/22) Jun 12 2006 I think this was proposed before and, IIRC, people generally didn't agre...
• SLI (5/27) Jun 12 2006 If you refer to bug #189, than Walter just said that the bug ng. is not ...
• Carlos Santander (11/46) Jun 12 2006 I mean the reply you got from Unknown W. Brackets:

SLI <SLI_member pathlink.com> writes:

How about this enhancement for std.path:

new method:
char[] parent( char[] path, int up = 1 )
returns the parent path name of the given path, up indicates the levels for
"walking up", ´0´ would simply return the path parameter, ´1´ the parent, ..

extended method:
char[] join( char[] p1, char[] p2 )
it would be really nice if join() could also join "real" relative paths (p2)
such as "../sibling".

If helpfull I could provide the "authors" with a win specific implementation
e.g. to be used as a starting point.

Carlos Santander <csantander619 gmail.com> writes:

SLI escribió:
 How about this enhancement for std.path:
 
 new method:
 char[] parent( char[] path, int up = 1 )
 returns the parent path name of the given path, up indicates the levels for
 "walking up", ´0´ would simply return the path parameter, ´1´ the parent, ..
 

This was already answered in the bugs ng.

 extended method:
 char[] join( char[] p1, char[] p2 )
 it would be really nice if join() could also join "real" relative paths (p2)
 such as "../sibling".
 

I think this was proposed before and, IIRC, people generally didn't agree
mainly 
because symbolic links would make it confusing or difficult or something else.

 If helpfull I could provide the "authors" with a win specific implementation
 e.g. to be used as a starting point.
 
 


-- 
Carlos Santander Bernal

SLI <SLI_member pathlink.com> writes:

In article <e6jsbm$2cl5$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Carlos Santander says...
SLI escribió:
 How about this enhancement for std.path:
 
 new method:
 char[] parent( char[] path, int up = 1 )
 returns the parent path name of the given path, up indicates the levels for
 "walking up", ´0´ would simply return the path parameter, ´1´ the parent, ..
 

This was already answered in the bugs ng.


place for discussing this. But maybe you were refering to another bug.

 extended method:
 char[] join( char[] p1, char[] p2 )
 it would be really nice if join() could also join "real" relative paths (p2)
 such as "../sibling".
 

I think this was proposed before and, IIRC, people generally didn't agree
mainly 
because symbolic links would make it confusing or difficult or something else.

 If helpfull I could provide the "authors" with a win specific implementation
 e.g. to be used as a starting point.
 
 


Sorry, did not found this thread you are talking about. Can you direct me to it?
I just entered the "D-Train" a few days ago!!

-- 
Carlos Santander Bernal

Carlos Santander <csantander619 gmail.com> writes:

SLI escribió:
 In article <e6jsbm$2cl5$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Carlos Santander says...
 SLI escribió:
 How about this enhancement for std.path:

 new method:
 char[] parent( char[] path, int up = 1 )
 returns the parent path name of the given path, up indicates the levels for
 "walking up", ´0´ would simply return the path parameter, ´1´ the parent, ..

 This was already answered in the bugs ng.

 

 place for discussing this. But maybe you were refering to another bug.
 

I mean the reply you got from Unknown W. Brackets:

"
I thought getDirName() was "parent()" (except named like I expect it to be, and 
available in other runtime libraries.)  You'd just call it multiple times for 
higher "up" values - no?
"

 extended method:
 char[] join( char[] p1, char[] p2 )
 it would be really nice if join() could also join "real" relative paths (p2)
 such as "../sibling".

 I think this was proposed before and, IIRC, people generally didn't agree
mainly 
 because symbolic links would make it confusing or difficult or something else.

 If helpfull I could provide the "authors" with a win specific implementation
 e.g. to be used as a starting point.


 
 Sorry, did not found this thread you are talking about. Can you direct me to
it?
 I just entered the "D-Train" a few days ago!!
 

Sorry, I don't know what that thread might be. Maybe try searching for "join 
relative paths" from http://www.digitalmars.com/d/index.html

 -- 
 Carlos Santander Bernal

 
 


-- 
Carlos Santander Bernal