Walter,
"File name" is optional path plus base name plus optional extension.
The base name plus (optional) extension is limited to 64 characters,
Optional path is limited to 64 characters
Why do we need the additional statement below, which is always satisifed?
If there are "file names" specified in files referenced by the IBIS file,
then the full path name relative to the directory containing the IBIS file
shall not exceed one hundred and twenty eight (128) characters.
Bob
From: ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walter Katz
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 1:17 PM
To: IBIS-ATM
Subject: [ibis-macro] Bird 186.3_Draft_1 (character length restrictions on
file naming rules.
All,
The new paragraph below in red was added to 186.3. Two other lines were
deleted as a result.
3. "file name" shall mean the name of the file, including the path
relative to the directory containing the file that references the "file
name". A "file name" may not be a directory. The "file name" has three
sections, "path name" (optional), "base name" and "extension name"
(characters following the last "." In "file name"). The number of character
in the combined "base name" and "extension name" shall not exceed sixty-four
(64) characters. The number of characters in "path name" shall not exceed
sixty-four (64) characters. If there are "file names" specified in files
referenced by the IBIS file, then the full path name relative to the
directory containing the IBIS file shall not exceed one hundred and twenty
eight (128) characters.
The file name must use characters from the following set (space, " ", 0x20
is not included):
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ ^ $ ~ ! # % & - { } ) ( @ ' ` . /
Note that files names in the Windows operating system are case insensitive
and case preserving, while file names in Linux operating systems are case
sensitive. When a <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer> computer
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system> file system stores file names,
the computer may keep or discard
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case> case information. When the case
is stored, it is called case preservation. File names in IBIS files should
be case sensitive so that the IBIS file and the files it references will
work properly on both Windows and Linux operating systems. The "/" character
is used to delineate directories in a file name. The character sequence
"../" is not permitted, except that it is permitted if generated by the EDA
tool. Absolute or relative paths can be generated by the EDA tool in
applications as needed. The EDA tool is responsible for making any operating
system-specific adjustments (for example, replacing forward slashes "/" with
backslashes "\") if necessary.
The characters after the last "." are considered the file name extension,
where the extension shall not contain a "/". There are places in this
document that specify the file name extension for specific files types (e.g.
.ibs, .pkg, and .ami). These extensions are case sensitive.
A "file name" may not be a directory.
Directory (path) names follow the same rules as file names, except that they
shall be the name of a directory.
Walter Katz
<mailto:wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx> wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx
Phone 303.449-2308
Mobile 303.335-6156
