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Rename file functionality

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raph:
I see your point :)
What about adding a "File %file% already exists. Do you want to overwrite it?" question (in my opinion even an annoyingdialog :D) and always setting the overwrite flag?

dmoore:

--- Quote from: thomas on July 09, 2007, 10:22:51 am ---There is nothing to fix, as this is intended behaviour. I don't know why it's intended, but it is.

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intended by whom? "ren main.cpp Main.cpp" works fine from my command prompt (cmd.exe)


--- Quote ---Later, it was found that if you provide users with a way to rename files and allow them to overwrite an existing file, they will do it 20 times per day, and they will never learn it. Neither will they see that they're doing something wrong.

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Overwriting files is a valid operation. perhaps it is misleading to call it rename, though... Anyway, in this particular case, it shouldn't be an overwrite, it should just be a simple relabeling of the relevant file system entry.


--- Quote ---Now, the problem is, Main.h and main.h are really the same file under Windows. I don't know why, it does not make sense to me

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you aren't alone Thomas: :)
http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/mundane-name

On windows, URLs are case insensitive also. Although harder to code for and generally a cause of frustration for experienced users, I think the reason for case-insensitivity is obvious.

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