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Date Posted: 20:03:32 01/29/03 Wed
Author: Bkeela
Subject: Question About Naming Files

I was wondering why people use a line to fill blank spaces in a file name?

E.G 1 'ss020-Kim_Kilbey_06' [Filled in spaces]

E.G 2 'ss020 Kim Kilbey 06' [Blank spaces]

Is there a good reason to do this? Or is it just a matter of preference. The reason I wish to know is that I'm currently organising all my picture files, and if possible I would like to avoid filling in spaces. Much easier just to use the space bar than reach up and do the underline mark.

Bkeela.

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[> Re: Question About Naming Files -- Me, 20:38:22 01/29/03 Wed

Dont know why other people so it but sometimes i experience problems when the file name is not all connected. This happens a lot on the internet as i think it messes up html coding. Don't think its a problem with files on your computer, just skoolly needs to use the _ because it can experience problems. Maybe someone else could explain it more thoroughly.

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[> Re: Question About Naming Files -- Thunderpunk, 20:51:51 01/29/03 Wed

Having spaces in the name when posted on the internet will not work as to the reason for having the underscores in there :)

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[> Re: Question About Naming Files -- flip, 23:10:44 01/29/03 Wed

When you put spaces in an Internet file address they are replaced by %20, which is the ascii code for a space, as your browser won't like reading spaces.

When you download, a file, though, the space isn't replaced so it stays as %20. Hence, you can either choose to have 'ss020-Kim_Kilbey_06' on your hard drive, or 'ss020-Kim%20Kilbey%2006'.

I prefer the underscore :)

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[> Re: Question About Naming Files -- Alpha_Wolf, 13:33:57 01/30/03 Thu

It's rather simple. The net can't use file names with spaces in them. It stuffs your files and add's all that 20% BS to them. Hence why everything must use an internet space. _ .