rename() with a hash (or pound) in the filename

Hi,

Running PHP4 on Win32, can't seem to rename files with a '#' (there
are some other char's that I think I have a problem with as well, such
as '!' but have not confirmed)

I really don't know where to start looking to even try and debug this
- all I get is a false return from rename() - (copy also fails).

TIA,
Troy

On 28 Feb 2004 04:03:13 -0800, google@f0rge.ws (Troy) wrote:

>Running PHP4 on Win32, can't seem to rename files with a '#' (there
>are some other char's that I think I have a problem with as well, such
>as '!' but have not confirmed)
>
>I really don't know where to start looking to even try and debug this
>- all I get is a false return from rename() - (copy also fails).

Works for me, Win2k+PHP4.3.3.

<pre>
<?php
var_dump(is_file('test'));
var_dump(is_file('test#'));
echo "\n";
var_dump(rename('test', 'test#'));
var_dump(is_file('test'));
var_dump(is_file('test#'));
echo "\n";
var_dump(rename('test#', 'test'));
var_dump(is_file('test'));
var_dump(is_file('test#'));
?>
</pre>

Outputs:

bool(true)
bool(false)

bool(true)
bool(false)
bool(true)

bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(false)

Platform (more specifically than win32?)? PHP version? Filesystem type?

Do you have error_reporting set to E_ALL, and display_errors on, so you can
see the warnings? (Or look in your error log).

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"Troy" <google@f0rge.ws> wrote in message
news:f391dfeb.0402280403.2ef11587@posting.google.c om...
> Running PHP4 on Win32, can't seem to rename files with a '#' (there
> are some other char's that I think I have a problem with as well, such
> as '!' but have not confirmed)
>
> I really don't know where to start looking to even try and debug this
> - all I get is a false return from rename() - (copy also fails).
>

Check if the files you are trying to renamed aren't temporary files which
are used by the OS or an application by renaming them manually.

JW