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> Thanks for the help. Actually I'm trying to create more than 2 files -
maybe
> a way to create more and more files. I wander  - do u think can it be done
> this way? And, what is the Alt-255?

> Thanks again,
> Lior

> > Lior Messinger schrieb in Nachricht ...
> > >Hi,

> > >I'm trying to show two different files as files with the same name - I
> > want
> > >it to look the same in Explorer. Can it be done? I can recreate these
> > files
> > >if I need - can it be done then, with new names I decide?

> > Normally, creating a second file of the same name as an existing one in
> > a directory will get you to the point where you're asked if you want to
> > overwrite the existing one.
> > Presumably the only way within the same directory is to have names that
> > are *almost* similar:
> > abcd<blank>efgh.ext and abcd<Alt+0255>efgh.ext  will *look* similar, but
> > although the middle space seems the same, it will be different to the
> > computer ("soft" space vs. "hard" space).

> > Helmut
> > --
> > If you think *you* are stubborn, try a bulldog...

> Beneath the shell, NTFS *is* case sensitive.  If you bypass Win32 and talk
> directly to ntdll.dll, or (possibly) use the Posix interfaces, you can
> create distinct files with names distinguishable only by case, and create
> havoc for users limited to Explorer or CMD.EXE.  E.g.,
>      MYFILE.TXT
>      MYFILE.txt
>      MyFile.Txt
>      myfile.txt
>      ...
> I've never seen nor done this, so I don't know how they will actually appear
> in Explorer.

> --
> Aaron
> --------------------------------------
> Aaron J Margosis

> Please send replies only to the newsgroup(s).  More people are available to
> answer the questions, and more people benefit from the responses.  **I won't
> respond to emails.**  Thanks.

> > Hi,

> > Thanks for the help. Actually I'm trying to create more than 2 files -
> maybe
> > a way to create more and more files. I wander  - do u think can it be done
> > this way? And, what is the Alt-255?

> > Thanks again,
> > Lior

> > > Lior Messinger schrieb in Nachricht ...
> > > >Hi,

> > > >I'm trying to show two different files as files with the same name - I
> > > want
> > > >it to look the same in Explorer. Can it be done? I can recreate these
> > > files
> > > >if I need - can it be done then, with new names I decide?

> > > Normally, creating a second file of the same name as an existing one in
> > > a directory will get you to the point where you're asked if you want to
> > > overwrite the existing one.
> > > Presumably the only way within the same directory is to have names that
> > > are *almost* similar:
> > > abcd<blank>efgh.ext and abcd<Alt+0255>efgh.ext  will *look* similar, but
> > > although the middle space seems the same, it will be different to the
> > > computer ("soft" space vs. "hard" space).

> > > Helmut
> > > --
> > > If you think *you* are stubborn, try a bulldog...

>Beneath the shell, NTFS *is* case sensitive.  If you bypass Win32 and talk
>directly to ntdll.dll, or (possibly) use the Posix interfaces, you can
>create distinct files with names distinguishable only by case, and create
>havoc for users limited to Explorer or CMD.EXE.  E.g.,
>     MYFILE.TXT
>     MYFILE.txt
>     MyFile.Txt
>     myfile.txt
>     ...
>I've never seen nor done this, so I don't know how they will actually
appear
>in Explorer.

>--
>Aaron
>--------------------------------------
>Aaron J Margosis

>Please send replies only to the newsgroup(s).  More people are available to
>answer the questions, and more people benefit from the responses.  **I
won't
>respond to emails.**  Thanks.

>> Hi,

>> Thanks for the help. Actually I'm trying to create more than 2 files -
>maybe
>> a way to create more and more files. I wander  - do u think can it be
done
>> this way? And, what is the Alt-255?

>> Thanks again,
>> Lior

>> > Lior Messinger schrieb in Nachricht ...
>> > >Hi,

>> > >I'm trying to show two different files as files with the same name - I
>> > want
>> > >it to look the same in Explorer. Can it be done? I can recreate these
>> > files
>> > >if I need - can it be done then, with new names I decide?

>> > Normally, creating a second file of the same name as an existing one in
>> > a directory will get you to the point where you're asked if you want to
>> > overwrite the existing one.
>> > Presumably the only way within the same directory is to have names that
>> > are *almost* similar:
>> > abcd<blank>efgh.ext and abcd<Alt+0255>efgh.ext  will *look* similar,
but
>> > although the middle space seems the same, it will be different to the
>> > computer ("soft" space vs. "hard" space).

>> > Helmut
>> > --
>> > If you think *you* are stubborn, try a bulldog...

>Thanks! I was wondering whether I have the option to:
>1. add a changing remark to the file, and  have the file system treat it
>differently based on the remark
>2. subclass, or hook into explorer, and DISPLAY different files as the same
>name

> >Thanks! I was wondering whether I have the option to:
> >1. add a changing remark to the file, and  have the file system treat it
> >differently based on the remark
> >2. subclass, or hook into explorer, and DISPLAY different files as the
same
> >name

> That last can be accomplished with a shell namespace
> extension. Check the MS documentation and samples
> on "Extending the Shell's Namespace", and especially
> the articles in Microsoft Systems Journal and tutorials
> on the web.

> Basically, a namespace extension defines a sort of hook
> interface explorer will call that allows you to present
> any data you want as a file/folder list.