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 >> As an aside: is there an API or function which consistenly returns
 >> the case of a directory as-is, with or without the drive letter?

 > A combination of DosQueryPathInfo with DosFind* works for me.
 > (DosFindNext returns the correct case, so SysFileTree may work
 > as well for REXX.)

Thanks, so a combination may be required indeed. In an earlier example
in this (c.o.o.p.t.-) thread I used SysFileTree, which a.o. uses 
DosFind*, to distinguish between *.S and *.s file extensions, i.e. not
the full path name. 

BTW, I mean required for a good look, i.e. always preserving whatever 
the user entered explicitly.

Too bad trying another possibility also demonstrated a bug when e.g. 
an &eacute; was used as a final character. (MCD "x" is a combination 
of MD "x" and CD "x", which will also fail individually, with and 
without quotes). The Caf‚-subdirectory didn't exist before trying 
this:


[D:\Database]mcd Caf‚

[D:\Database\Caf‚]dir

The volume label in drive D is TEST.
The Volume Serial Number is A9C5:E150.
Directory of D:\Database

 4-07-11 10:48          <DIR>      0 ----  .
 4-07-11 10:48          <DIR>      0 ----  ..
 4-07-11 10:50          <DIR>      0 ----  Caf‚
        3 file(s)           0 bytes used
 

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