Re: Using filenames which contain wildcard characters

> * In message <878yumbqwm.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> * On the subject of "[clisp-list] Using filenames which contain wildcard 
> characters"
> * Sent on Mon, 07 Apr 2003 19:25:29 +1000
> * Honorable Mark Triggs <mst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> I've hit a bit of a stumbling block with some code I'm working on. I
> have a file called "hello?.txt" (unix filesystem) that I'm trying to
> open using (with-open-file ..), but I'm getting the following:
> 
>   [1]> (with-open-file (test "hello?" :direction :input))
>   *** - wildcards are not allowed here: #P"hello?"

CLHS is quite explicit on OPEN:

 An error of type file-error is signaled if (wild-pathname-p filespec)
 returns true.

It is possible to add an keyword option to OPEN to circumvent it, but
it will not be portable.
Maybe it would be better to avoid such pathnames?

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