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Directory and File Pathnames - Path Filter now case sensitive?

  • Nov 1, 2024 4:16 PM UTC
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ebygomm
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In 2024.1 it appears that a Directory and File Pathnames reader with a Path Filter set to *.tab only reads tab files with a lowercase extension.

In 2021.2 both .tab and .TAB files are read

A MapInfo TAB file reader pointing at a folder path such as "E:\Mapinfo\**\*.tab" still reads both .TAB and .tab files

Is this expected behaviour?

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    tomfriedl
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    • tomfriedlSupporter
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    • Nov 5, 2024 7:32 AM UTC

    There is a break in 2024. 2023.2 work correct. I think it’s a bug, because Windows isn’t case sensitive.

    https://community.safe.com/general-10/fme-form-starter-20721
    ebygomm
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    • Nov 5, 2024 3:51 PM UTC

    I thought it was going to be straightforward to amend the directory and filenames reader for case insensitive matching but now i’m not so sure. I’ve reported to Safe

    ebygomm
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    • Nov 6, 2024 8:41 AM UTC

    Raised as FMEENGINE-84597

    DanAtSafe
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    • Mar 11, 2025 4:05 PM UTC

    FYI, FMEENGINE-84597 was fixed for FME 2025.0

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