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View Ref-File13.1.1  AV protocol, Quoting in                                    TOS

Quoting in AV protocol means that filenames can optionally be enclosed 
in single quote-marks (e.g. 'name'). However, this is permitted only 
if both parties (Server and Client) are of the same mind, i.e. both 
understand it.

So why should one want to do this and how does it work? Let us assume 
that the Server sends a filename to the application which contains a 
space. An application that does not understand quoting will take this 
as two filenames having been passed instead of one, since normally 
spaces are used to separate filenames. But if the application does 
understand quoting (bit 4 in its protocol status is set), then the 
Server will enclose the filename with 's and the application will 
recognize that the space belongs to the filename. The same applies for 
filenames that are sent by an application to a Server, of course.

The question remains of how one sends single quote-marks. Well, such 
characters forming part of the filename are simply doubled up. So, for 
instance, Zorro`s hypertext will be passed as 'Zorro's hypertext'. So 
in such cases the same method is used as for the Drag&Drop protocol.

See Also:
AV_PROTOKOLL   VA_ACC_QUOTING(a)   VA_SERVER_QUOTING(a) 
VA_PROTOSTATUS   Drag&Drop protocol