Posted by rf on 08/28/06 11:34

dorayme wrote:
> Richard wrote:

> You might have missed (or did I forget to say?) I can't rename it
> on the server...

You can't rename it because you cannot *type in* a carriage return. You can
type in "icon". You cannot type in "icon%0d".

That is why I suggested you rename it using wildcards. This does work.

> when I try, error message comes saying there is
> no such file.

Yep. The file is called (for want of a better method of typing it in here)
"icon%0d". You can't type that in so you cannot rename that individual file.
You must find an alternative way of renaming it without having to *type in*
a CR. Wildcards work. *, or if you prefer, ?.

>> You could also point your windows explorer (not IE) to the FTP server and
>> delete it that way.
>>
>
> I use Mac, it is not so troublesome for now that I would try with
> my creaky old Win 98 PC to go online...

This is a one off. Go over to your friends place (the one that has XP) and
do it there. It is remarkably easy. I do it all the time.

>> This is not a ghost file, it actually is there but just with a name you
>> cannot type in. I get this all the time when I am testing stuff in Arabic
>> and Chinese etc. Can't remember at all what the series of keystrokes were
>> to
>> obtain a file name.
>
> I am sure you are right, most ghosts have a simple boring earthly
> explanation... :-)

Whatever ;-)

--
Richard.

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