jos boumans gwuccpanorg 03 oct 2007 1512 john e malmberg wrote case single directory yes ive generalized fix unsafe paths vms would proper way reconstruct path trick vms filespeccatdir put path back together trick works string directory name unix style directory delimiters directory delimiters force vmsify treat input specification unix vmsfilespecunixpath appending specification vmsfilespecvmsify needed however good idea call vmsify pathname returned unixify good idea call unixify pathname returned vmsify nature conversion file specifications make round trip think directory specifications safely make round trip ones containing filenames thanks explaining ive updated code accordingly jos boumans prove im crazy people wed 06 aug 2008 034755 0200 patch31780 fixes cpanplus vms