[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Bugs-2948007 ] textfile cannot read from disk root in Windows

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Bugs item #2948007, was opened at 2010-02-08 20:15
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Category: puredata
Group: v0.42
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Matteo Sisti Sette (sistisette)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: textfile cannot read from disk root in Windows

Initial Comment:
In Windows, If you send 

[set foo bar, write /somefile.txt(
 |
[textfile]

it will write the file to the root folder of the current drive, just as expected.

However, if you try to read it:

[read /textfile.txt(
 |
[textfile]

it won't read it: 
error: /textfile.txt: can't open
error: /textfile.txt: read failed

when obviously the file exists.

Note that:
- it does successfully write to the same path
- it does read from path starting with "/" other than the root, such as "/somedir/textfile.txt"
- it does read from the root if the disk unit is specified, such as "D:/textfile.txt"



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