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>  - if the dual use of spaces (as the field separator, and as argument
> separator in the 2nd field) is troublesome for some reason (which I hope not)
,
> the second field  an be put in quote marks
> (though if possible, this should not be implemented - to keep the things
> simple.)
> 
> Again, sorry, if I  have missed some important point.
> 
> Igor

As long as backward compatibility can be maintained then I have no 
problem.  However, if the use of quotes breaks backward compatibility 
or breaks any cross platform compatibility, then the solution needs to 
be re-engineered.


Regards,                       Phone:  (250)387-8437
Cy Schubert                      Fax:  (250)387-5766
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