Re: Parsing a file name with spaces

Date	2026-04-08 12:25 +1000
Subject	Re: Parsing a file name with spaces
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On 8/04/2026 3:09 am, sjack wrote:
> sjack <sjack@dontemail.me> wrote:
>> sjack <sjack@dontemail.me> wrote:
>>> dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Wouldn't the blank delimited parse loop fail in the case of two or more
>>>> consecutive spaces?  Apparently this was the reason behind Forth Inc's
> 
> anew job  OK
> fload job 
> -echo
> -- TAIL ( filelist -- )
> -- Blank parse each item listed.
> -- Add spacing as needed.
> -- Append to string 'tail ' and send to system
> --
> : TAILTAIL ISN'T UNIQUE
> 
>   CR
>   PAD 0 OVER C!
>   "tail " PAD append_at
>   BEGIN BL WORD HERE 
>         dup i. cr tell
>         1+ C@ WHILE HERE PAD append_at
>                     " "  PAD append_at
>   REPEAT cr i. tell ;
> 
> tail pad/' bad   file1 '   pad/' bad   file2 '
>  --> 
> pad/' --> 
> bad --> 
> file1 --> 
> ' --> 
> pad/' --> 
> bad --> 
> file2 --> 
> ' --> 
> 
>  --> tail pad/' bad file1 ' pad/' bad file2 ' 
> 
> 
> -fin- 
>  OK
> === 
> You be right; There be problem with multiple spaces within the 
> filespace; the spaces become collapsed. 
>  
> SYS parses a whole line; so no problem there. 
> MON parses bounded string; so no problem there either. 
> ===

A special word like GetPathSpec wouldn't have helped much (if at all)
in the TAIL example which uses the OS to unmunge the filespec and
perform the command.

AFAICS GetPathSpec etc is useful only for executing forth functions,
and even then use is likely to be limited.  OTOH 200x elected to
define parsing words INCLUDE REQUIRE which let the cat out of the bag.

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Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-24 08:51 -0500
  Re: Parsing a file name with spaces peter <peter.noreply@tin.it> - 2026-03-24 15:24 +0100
  Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-25 01:28 +1100
    Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-25 21:24 +1100
      Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-25 14:57 +0100
  Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Stephen Pelc <stephen@vfxforth.com> - 2026-03-24 15:55 +0000
    Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-25 10:05 -0500
      Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-25 16:56 +0000
        Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-25 15:22 -0500
          Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-28 12:02 +1100
            Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-28 08:54 +0100
              Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-28 19:37 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-03-28 15:10 +0000
          Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-28 18:59 +0000
            Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 11:11 +1100
              Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 09:24 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-29 13:03 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 22:07 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 16:08 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-30 09:34 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-31 09:18 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-30 20:41 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-31 14:14 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-31 07:36 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-31 14:03 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 12:22 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-01 08:22 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 20:06 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 06:05 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 18:09 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-02 13:54 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-03 11:57 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-03 11:44 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-04 00:23 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-05 10:55 +1000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-05 11:50 +1000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-01 12:25 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 00:07 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-31 07:54 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 05:03 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-31 10:32 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 10:26 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-01 00:19 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 18:04 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-01 07:54 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-01 06:23 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 08:34 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-02 07:18 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 14:43 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-02 20:52 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-03 11:40 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-04 06:21 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-04-04 08:00 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-04 22:01 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-07 10:23 +1000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-07 14:26 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-07 15:05 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces sjack@dontemail.me (sjack) - 2026-04-07 17:09 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-08 12:25 +1000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Stephen Pelc <stephen@vfxforth.com> - 2026-04-09 10:22 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 19:13 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 05:55 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 17:44 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-31 13:41 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-31 10:18 -0500
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 11:28 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-01 08:17 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 19:42 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-04-01 12:13 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Gerry Jackson <do-not-use@swldwa.uk> - 2026-04-01 19:43 +0100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 12:18 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 12:43 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 09:07 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-02 21:50 +1100
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-04-02 09:11 +0000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 19:37 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 19:44 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-13 11:05 +1000
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-14 14:45 +0200
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 15:51 +0200
  Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-24 17:58 +0000
    Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-24 13:41 -0500
      Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-24 20:40 +0000
        Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-24 20:26 -0500
  Re: Parsing a file name with spaces albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-25 10:37 +0100
    Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-25 05:13 -0500
    Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-26 09:16 +1000
      Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-03-25 20:57 -0500
      Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-28 19:14 +0000
        Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 12:22 +1000
          Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-03-28 20:55 -0700
            Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 17:00 +1000
              Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-03-29 19:05 -0700
                Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-30 21:58 +1000
            Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 09:52 +0000
          Re: Parsing a file name with spaces anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-03-29 09:32 +0000
            Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Bigtreeman <treecolin@gmail.com> - 2026-03-30 22:10 +1000
  Re: Parsing a file name with spaces Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-03-29 13:22 +0200

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