Re: Converting forward slashes to backward slashes

2002-02-22 Thread Michael A Chase
y, February 22, 2002 12:32 Subject: Re: Converting forward slashes to backward slashes > Under bash, a function would allow you more flexibility: > > # Call with file name with or without the .sps on the end > function do_spss { >file=$(cygpath -a -w ${1%.srs}) >spss -f &qu

Re: Converting forward slashes to backward slashes

2002-02-22 Thread Michael A Chase
Under bash, a function would allow you more flexibility: # Call with file name with or without the .sps on the end function do_spss { file=$(cygpath -a -w ${1%.srs}) spss -f "$file.sps" > $file.lst } This would also let you use relative Cygwin paths for the program file name. There are sev

RE: Converting forward slashes to backward slashes

2002-02-22 Thread Stephano Mariani
alias spss="spss $(cygpath -w $(pwd))\\" or something to that effect Stephano Mariani > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bacon, Ray > Sent: Friday, 22 February 2002 7 58 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Converting forward slashes to b

Re: Converting forward slashes to backward slashes

2002-02-22 Thread Tommy Reynolds
Uttered "Bacon, Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, spoke thus: > I am a new CYGWIN users. To be precise, there is no such thing as a "forward slash": only a "slash" and a "backslash". The atrocious "forward slash" is a Micro$oft-ism, I think. msg04348/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature