Bug 161350

Summary:	[WorkbenchLauncher] No error when workspace opened with c; or d; instead of c: or d:
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	jkubasta
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Platform UI Triaged <platform-ui-triaged>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	dkhodges
Version:	3.2.1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 2000
Whiteboard:

Description jkubasta

2006-10-17 23:40:12 EDT

I open a workspace called d;\smoketest
Workspace launches
errors encountered when using product as a result
would like error msg when drive is specified with semi-colon please

Comment 1 Steve Francisco

2006-10-19 10:23:05 EDT

Actually, a semicolon is a valid character in a directory name, so accidentally typing c;\smoketest instead of d:\smoketest isn't really different than accidentally typing c\smoketest.  They're all valid names.  

I would prefer if the workspace selection dialog gave a warning if a relative path is specified.  Saying "You specified a relative path for the workspace.  Are you sure you want to use <full-path>? <yes> <no> <cancel>" (and show the resulting absolute path that would be used based on the current working directory.

Comment 2 Boris Bokowski

2007-01-02 11:15:22 EST

Reassigning bugs to reflect changes in ownership.

Comment 3 Boris Bokowski

2009-11-26 16:32:56 EST

Prakash is now responsible for watching bugs in the [WorkbenchLauncher] component area.

Comment 4 Eclipse Webmaster

2019-09-06 16:04:24 EDT

This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

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