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    From Christopher Self@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 14 23:06:50 2021
    Why won't OS File #23 find a directory named "26 bit", with a space in its name?

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    Christopher Self

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  • From News@21:1/5 to Christopher Self on Thu Oct 14 23:30:59 2021
    In article <597b7bd006cself@btinternet.com>,
    Christopher Self <cself@btinternet.com> wrote:
    Why won't OS File #23 find a directory named "26 bit", with a space
    in its name?

    The filer uses 'hard spaces' (ASCII 160) rather than normal spaces
    (ASCII 32). Perhaps that is the reason.

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    Chris Johnson

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  • From Martin@21:1/5 to Christopher Self on Thu Oct 14 23:24:13 2021
    In article <597b7bd006cself@btinternet.com>,
    Christopher Self <cself@btinternet.com> wrote:
    Why won't OS File #23 find a directory named "26 bit", with a space
    in its name?

    Probably because normal spaces are (&20) are not valid in many
    filesystems, and they are converted to a hard space (&A0).

    Try looking for "26 bit" where the space is a hard space &A0.

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