Re: Directory separators

[Paul van Delst <pvandelst(at)ncep.noaa.gov>]

Ben Tupper wrote:
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> I have been using the following function to select the appropriate OS
> specific directory separator.  I have two questions about it: (1) what
> is the correct directory separator in VMS?

I believe it's '.' as in DISK$NAME1:[PAULV.DIR.SUBDIR.SUBSUBDIR]

>, and (2) is there a built-in
> means of getting the same information?

in idl? don't know. I would prefer your method anyway.

paulv

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