Re: [hatari-devel] Most suitable GEMDOS path character replacement?

[Thomas Huth <th.huth@xxxxxx>]

Am Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:08:41 +0300
schrieb Eero Tamminen <oak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi,
> 
> I noticed a small problem with current GEMDOS HD emulation.
> If host file name contains characters that are invalid for
> GEMDOS, Hatari replaces them with '@' characters which are
> valid.
> 
> However, '@' has special meaning in INF files, which Hatari
> uses to implement program autostarting.  I.e. currently
> autostart doesn't work for programs that have invalid
> characters.
> 
> 
> Any sugggestions on what character I should use as replacement
> instead of '@'?
> 
> It should be rarely used in Atari file names (to avoid file
> name conflicts), valid for GEMDOS file names & paths, and
> not cause problems in INF files or e.g. in GEM file selectors.

Maybe '§' (just a blind guess)?
Do you have a list of what characters are valid in GEMDOS?

 Thomas