Unicode question (# in file)

Hi,
I am uploading a file with GUI_UPLOAD and downloading this file again on the SAP Server with OPEN DATASET IN BINARY MODE / TRANSFER / CLOSEDATA SET on a UNICODE system.
When I look in AL11 to the downloaded file I see a lot of # (#<#?#x#m#l# #v#e#r#s#i#o#n#=#"#1#.#0#"#?#>#<#L#I#S#T# ...) (In HEX it shows 00)
I have to do some conversions with this file, but the # will still be in the file.
How can I get rid of these signs??
Ron

Hello Ron,
The hash/pound signs (#) that you see are just the way that special characters (like tabs) are displayed in the SAP GUI (as it does not cater for all special characters).
Before you do anything else, just take a look at the file on the server (I assume you are running on some UNIX variant). Telnet to the server, and display the file using cat or more or vi. Better yet, ftp the file back to your workstation and open it to see if any harmful conversion occurred when you transferred it to the server.
Cheers,
Martin

Similar Messages

Need to read Unicode in a file

Hi,
My need to read Unicode from a file (on a Windows box) is due to the fact my software is used in different countries and on different keyboard naturally. All the users are not computer literate but, like me, they are all lazy and want to put their username and password in a config file my application reads. If their username or password contain Unicode characters I have a problem reading.
They are simple users that I would like to advise them to open the config file using Windows Notepad, then type in their username and password, and save the file as Unicode. Notepad has four ways to save a file, ANSI, Unicode, Unicode big endian, and UTF-8 (I've tried them all except ANSI of course). Saving a file in a different format is as complicated as I would like it to get for them, some will have trouble even with this.
I read the file like so:
BufferedReader rdr =
    new BufferedReader(
        new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file_name), "UTF-16"));
String line;
while ((line = rdr.readLine()) != null) {
    String[] pieces = line.split("[=:]");
    if (pieces.length == 2) {
        if (pieces[0].equals("PASSWORD")) {
            byte[] possibleUnicode = pieces[1].getBytes("various encodings");
            pieces[1] = new String(possibleUnicode, "various encodings");
        propertyTable.setProperty(pieces[0], pieces[1]);
}All reading is perfect except for a username or password which can contain a real multi-byte character. I have used many variations of converting the string I get into a byte[] using string_in.getBytes("various encodings tried") and then back to a string but nothing has worked.
I tried a regular FileReader to a BufferedReader and that didn't work. I tried a FileInputStreamto a DataInputStream and that didn't work. I accomplished the most with what I described above, FileInputStream to InputStreamReader to BufferedReader.
Does anyone know how to read Unicode in a file on a Windows file system?
hopi

I have used the byte conversion technique before
successfully when I loaded a set of properties
from a URL openStream(). The properties load()
method takes an InputStream and assumes ISO-8859-1
so I converted the bytes from ISO-8859-1 to UTF-8.
Garbage characters were cleared up perfectly.I think you just got lucky that time. For characters up to U+007F, the UTF-8 encoding is the same as ISO-8859-1 (and most other encodings, for that matter). Characters in the range U+0080 to U+00FF will be encoded with one byte in ISO-8859-1, and with two bytes in UTF-8. In most cases, each of the two bytes in the UTF-8 representation will have values that are valid in ISO-8859-1. The decoded characters will be incorrect (and there will be too many of them), but they effectively preserve the original byte values, making it possible for you to re-encode the characters and then decode them correctly. But there's a big gap in the middle where the UTF-8 bytes produce garbage when decoded as IS)-8859-1. Run the included program to see what I mean.
I don't know what's going wrong with your application, but I do know that changing the encoding retroactively is not the solution. I also think you're right about asking users save files in a certain encoding. Considering how much trouble programmers have with this stuff, it's definitely too much to ask of users.
import java.awt.Font;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Test
public static void main(String... args) throws Exception
    JTextArea ta = new JTextArea();
    ta.setFont(new Font("monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 14));
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.add(new JScrollPane(ta));
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int i = 0xA0; i <= 0xFF; i++)
      sb.append((char)i);
    String str1 = sb.toString();
    byte[] utfBytes = str1.getBytes("UTF-8");
    String str2 = new String(utfBytes, "ISO-8859-1");
    for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < str1.length(); i++, j += 2)
      char ch = str1.charAt(i);
      byte b1 = utfBytes[j];
      byte b2 = utfBytes[j+1];
      String s1 = Integer.toBinaryString(b1 & 0xFF);
      String s2 = Integer.toBinaryString(b2 & 0xFF);
      char ch1 = str2.charAt(j);
      char ch2 = str2.charAt(j+1);
      ta.append(String.format("%2c%10s%10s%3x%3x%3c%3c\n",
          ch, s1, s2, b1, b2, ch1, ch2));
    frame.setSize(400, 700);
    frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    frame.setVisible(true);
}

How to remove Unicode from XML file

I get following error when unmarshal xml:
[java] org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: An invalid XML character (Unicode: 0x15) was found in the element content of the document.
Anyone know how to remove Unicode from xml file? Can I remove the unicode by rebuild the file?
Thanks

These sort of error usually occur when you're using a different character encoding to read the file than the one you wrote it with. Perhaps if you were to post the problem section of the file and/or the code that created it in the first place.

Question on File Content Conversion

Hi all,
I went through this blog(/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1) for File content conversion and I have a question regading File Content Conversion. Is it always neccessary to have the data type structure as File, Record, Row and then the fields. Is it always neccesary to maintain this level of hierarchy for File content conversion to work.

Hi Sonia,
For FCC sender or receiver if you want text with delimieter / csv file process.
use the below parameters
You would have to use the Document name ,namespace,record set name ,record strucutre name ( and occurrences also) and processing parameters in Sender side
In receiver side Record structre, processing parameters.
see below links to have more details..
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2004/12/15/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-fixed-lengths-to-xi-30-using-a-central-file-adapter
/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/29/file-content-conversion-for-unequal-number-of-columns
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/06/08/content-conversion-patternrandom-content-in-input-file
/people/harrison.holland5/blog/2006/12/20/xi-configuration-for-mdm-integration--sample-scenario /people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/04/03/xi-in-the-role-of-a-ftp
/people/prateek.shah/blog/2005/06/14/file-to-r3-via-abap-proxy
/people/mickael.huchet/blog/2006/09/18/xipi-how-to-exclude-files-in-a-sender-file-adapter -
Regards
Chilla

How do I fix flashing question-mark-file-icon issue on reboot?

My Mac Book Air 11" has been a bit strange recently, so I decided that a full clean would be a good idea. I had no important files I wanted to keep, so i went ahead and reinstalled the OS. Apparently that doesn't delete everything, so I did some research. Apparently I have to delete the drive. So I did, using the command-r method. I erased my HD and made a new one, but upon reboot I get this flashing-question-mark-file icon. How do I fix this?

After you erased the drive, did you install the OSX?
Ciao

Does LiveCycle Digital Signatures support unicode pkcs #12 file?

I used Adobe Acrobat and OpenSSL to generated a unicode pkcs#12 file. Import to the Windows are all correct. But when I used for LiveCycle Digital Signatures, after signed, the one use Acrobat generated pkcs12 file signed only can show ASCII character，and other one used OpenSSL pkcs12 file to signed,signature character changed to irrecognizable.

These are two unicode pkcs #12 files. one created by openssl, another one created by Acrobat.
I used this code to sign to the PDF file.
        try    {
            // This example will upload an XDP file to the LiveCycle Repository
            ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(LCCommonUtil.getConnectionProps());
            // Create a SignatureServiceClient object
            SignatureServiceClient signClient = new SignatureServiceClient(myFactory);
            // Specify a PDF document to sign
            FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(
                    "C:\\Applications\\pdfForms\\TestDigitalSign\\ConferenceReg_flatten_sf_added.pdf");
            Document credDoc = new Document(fileInputStream);
            // Specify the name of the signature field
            String fieldName = "SignatureField1";
            // Create a Credential object
            Credential myCred = Credential.getInstance("BLC_CHINA"); // LC Server: Local Credentials
             System.out.println("******"+myCred.getSpiName());
            // Specify the reason to sign the document
            String reason = "The document was reviewed";
            // Specify the location of the signer
            String location = "New York HQ";
            // Specify contact information
            String contactInfo = "Tony Blue";
            // Create a PDFSignatureAppearanceOptions object and show date information
            PDFSignatureAppearanceOptionSpec appear = new PDFSignatureAppearanceOptionSpec();
            appear.setShowDate(true);
            appear.setShowReason(true);
            // Set revocation checking to false
            java.lang.Boolean revCheck = new Boolean(false);
            // Create objects to pass to the sign method
            OCSPOptionSpec ocspSpec = new OCSPOptionSpec();
            CRLOptionSpec crlSpec = new CRLOptionSpec();
            TSPOptionSpec tspSpec = new TSPOptionSpec();
            // Sign the PDF document
            Document signedDoc = signClient.sign(
                credDoc,
                fieldName,
                myCred,
                HashAlgorithm.SHA1,
                reason,
                location,
                contactInfo,
                appear,
                revCheck,
                ocspSpec,
                crlSpec,
                tspSpec);
            // Save the signed PDF document
            File outFile = new File("C:\\ConferenceReg_flatten_signed.pdf");
            signedDoc.copyToFile(outFile);
        catch (Exception ee) {
            ee.printStackTrace();

Question Mark File

The other day my computer froze and I hard to force restart, when I turned it back on, it came up with a question mark with a file flashing. I then restarted the computer and then it was fine. Today I woke my computer and straight away it came up with the question mark file. I then forced shutdown and then turned it back on, and it was fine. Why is this happening, and how can I stop this from happening in the future? Any help would be much appreciated.

That is indicating that the Mac is not able to find a system file to boot from.
Then follow direction at
MacBook Air SMC and PRAM reset
Make sure you have the system drive selected in System Preference as the boot drive

HT5622 the security questions on file are not any thing i would have answered. how do i change them without having to answering them

The security questions on file are not ant thing I would have answered. How can I change them with out answering them I've tryed every answer i can think of

You need to contact Apple to get the questions reset. Click here, phone them, and ask for the Account Security team, or fill out and submit this form.
(94739)

Several questions regarding File Vault

Hi!
I have several questions regarding File Vault - right now I'm using Mac OS 10.4.8
1.: The battery lock of my iBook is defect thus it happens from time to time that while transporting it the battery drops out while the laptop is sleeping. What happens with the File Vault-disk image?
2.: I want to (have to ) set up my Intel iMac again. The installer-CD I have will bring it back to 10.4.6
AFAIK the data format used for File Vault since 10.4.7 is version 2. What happens if I encrypt my stuff now (10.4.8 - thus version 2), back it up to my backup disc, install a new system (10.4.6 - therefore version 1) and want to access my data via Migration Manager (don't want to use archive and install)?
3.: How do I actually do a backup of my data while the system is running? The backup should be encrypted as well.
I use the demo-version of SuperDuper for backing up my system because with it I can ensure that I have a complete bootable backup of my running system.
Thanks for your answers in advance
ibook g4 12" 1.2 GHz 768 MB RAM / Intel iMac Core 2 Duo 17" 2.0 GHz 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Parker,
You said:1. If it did, Apple would not use FileVault, as everyones computer will have a battery problem once in their life, and Apple would lose buisness from angry people who lost all of their data.I have seen enough reports of data loss with FileVault that I feel compelled to dispute your statement.
In Data corruption and loss: causes and avoidance, Dr. Smoke writes...If your data-security needs demand FileVault, you should backup your encrypted Home folder regularly, preferably daily. Like any hard drive or disk image, a Home folder protected by FileVault — an encrypted, sparse disk image — does not respond well to the causes of data corruption...Loss of power definitely is a cause of data corruption.
For Niels....,
An Unencrypted Look at FileVault, by François Joseph de Kermadec is an excellent discussion of the features, pitfalls, and cautions regarding Filevault.
Although the article discusses Panther and is dated 12/19/2003, the concepts as they apply Tiger have not changed.
The cautions and warnings are prominent in any of the Apple Knowledge Base articles referring to the use of FileVault. If a user is unfamiliar with any aspect of FileVault, it should not in my opinion be activated.
As good as FileVault is in protecting your sensitive data, it also presents the danger of locking up your files in an irretrievable ball of one's and zero's. Backups are critical. You must ensure that you have a comprehensive backup plan. Backup and Recovery, by Dr. Smoke is a fine example of what you need to consider.
;~)

A basic questions on file paths

hi everyone, just trying to get back into the revamping our workplace website, stripping out the old flash based site and implementing a nice smooth css controlled site.
i've gone through the creating your first website tutorial by David Prowse and found it to be very informative but still leaves me with a number of questions. Is there an actual thread present to ask questions based on the materials presented in the 6part tutorials?
a simple question on file paths:
is. <link href="./styles/main.css" the same as
    <link href="styles/main.css" ?
which one is better (foolproof) for uploading to a webspace and which format should be used for all filepath declarations (css, js, scripts etc)?
Btw, what is the difference between
styles/main.css
/styles/main.css
./styles/main.css
../styles/main.css ?
thanks for any help

westwm wrote:
is. <link href="./styles/main.css" the same as
    <link href="styles/main.css" ?
which one is better (foolproof) for uploading to a webspace and which format should be used for all filepath declarations (css, js, scripts etc)?
Btw, what is the difference between
styles/main.css
/styles/main.css
./styles/main.css
../styles/main.css ?
thanks for any help
Let me be the first to start here:
1)
is. <link href="./styles/main.css" the same as
    <link href="styles/main.css" ?
No it is not the same. The first goes to the root folder and looks for styles folder and then main.css file; The second simply looks for the styles folder in the same folder as the html page in which this is defined. so this is at the same level as the document.
Which one is better? It depends on your site definition and the best thing is to let DW decide how to link the file. Dw is pretty good at getting things right such as this one.
Is there an actual thread present to ask questions based on the materials presented in the 6part tutorials?
I thought David's articles had a space below it to make comments and/or ask questions but I have not been spending time on DW forums recently because I have noticed that most answers here have duplicates or triplicates for most questions stating more or less the same thing so there isn't anything new here.
I think I have covered almost everything asked in your question.
Hope this help.

Unicode characters in file name

Hi,
I try to open a file (using UTL_FILE functionalities) whose name contains polish characters (e.g. 'test-ś.txt').
In return, I get error message:
ORA-29283: invalid file operation
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 633
ORA-29283: invalid file operation
Error is not due to missing rights on file/directory because when I replace the polish character by a latin one, file is opened successfuly.
I also tried to rename a file (using UTL_FILE.FRENAME) from latin to polish characters (e.g 'test-s.txt' -> 'test-ś.txt').
File is renamed but polish characters are lost (final result is something like 'test-Å›.txt').
What's wrong with my environment or code?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Arnaud
Here's my environment description, PL/SQL code and results.
Environment:
OS Windows in Polish for client box
* code page ACP=1250
* NLS_LANG=POLISH_POLAND.EE8MSWIN1250
OS Windows in US/English for database server
* code page ACP=1252
* NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8
Oracle 10.2.0.5
* NLS_CHARACTERSET=AL32UTF8
* NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET=AL16UTF16
Tests are executed from SQL Developer on client box.
The file I'm trying to open is located on database server.
So, Oracle Directory path used in FOPEN procedure is something like '\\server\directory'.
PL/SQL code:
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;
declare
Message varchar2(1000);
Filename varchar2(1000); -- nvarchar2(1000);
FileHandler UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
OraDir varchar2(30) := 'SGINSURANCE_DIR_SOURCE';
begin
dbms_output.enable(10000);
--Filename := 'test-s.txt';
Filename := 'test-ś.txt';
Message := 'Opening file ['||Filename||']';
dbms_output.put_line(Message);
--FileHandler := UTL_FILE.FOPEN_NCHAR(OraDir, Filename, 'r');
FileHandler := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(OraDir, Filename, 'r');
Message := 'Closing file';
dbms_output.put_line(Message);
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(FileHandler);
exception
when others then
Message := 'Error: '||SQLERRM;
dbms_output.put_line(Message);
if UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN(FileHandler) then
Message := 'Closing file ['||Filename||']';
dbms_output.put_line(Message);
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(FileHandler);
end if;
end;
Results:
Test with polish characters -> error ORA-29283: invalid file operation
anonymous block completed
Opening file [test-ś.txt]
Error: ORA-29283: invalid file operation
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_FILE", line 536
ORA-29283: invalid file operation
Test without polish characters -> no error
anonymous block completed
Opening file [test-s.txt]
Closing file
-----------------------------------------------------------

Hello,
I tested this issue on Oracle-10-XE on Windows-XP with different Language settings.
It seems to me that UTL_FILE doesn't use wide character Windows API functions like _wfopen,
but simply old fopen based on 8-bit character strings.
Looks like UTL_FILE.FOPEN do not any character conversion
on the filename, but pass this filename "as is" directly to the operating system,
for example for a string "teść" with polish characters the following char codes are passed:
SELECT dump( 'teść', 16 ) from dual;
DUMP('TEŚĆ',16)
Typ=96 Len=6: 74,65,c5,9b,c4,87ś - is : c5, 9b
ć - is : c4 87
In windows API functions based on on 8-bit char * strings are interpreted as being in the system code page
- look at this thread -> [ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/480849/windows-codepage-interactions-with-standard-c-c-filenames]
So if your code page is a Windows ANSI 1252, these characters are treated as:
ś -> c5 is "Å" , 9b is "›" --> Å›
ć -> c4 -> Ä, 87 -> ‡ --> Ä‡
so instead of a 'teść', Windows converts it to 'teÅ˜Ä‡' ;)
Here is a table of codes of CP-1252 -> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows-1252]
CP 1525 doesn't support polish characters, the only Windows ANSII code page that supports them is CP 1250
I've changed the system code page to 1250 on the server side, and this have worked fine:
declare
fh UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
strbuffer NVARCHAR2(1000);
begin
fh := UTL_FILE.FOPEN_NCHAR( 'DIR_USER_FILES', CONVERT('teść.txt', 'EE8MSWIN1250' ), 'w' );
utl_file.put_line_nchar( fh, 'chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie');
utl_file.put_line_nchar( fh, 'teść żócał mięśńęm');
utl_file.fclose( fh );
fh := UTL_FILE.FOPEN_NCHAR( 'DIR_USER_FILES', CONVERT('teść.txt', 'EE8MSWIN1250' ), 'r' );
LOOP
    BEGIN
      utl_file.get_line_nchar( fh, strbuffer );
      dbms_output.put_line( strbuffer );
    EXCEPTION
      WHEN OTHERS THEN
        EXIT;
    END;
END LOOP;
utl_file.fclose( fh );
END;
/I've leaved untouched the users locale as "English (United States), only *the system locale* has been changed to "Polish"
- there are two different locales, look at this thread for details [http://mihai-nita.net/2005/06/11/setting-the-user-and-system-locales/]
If you change the server's system locale, this will affect all other non-unicode programs running on this server,
so something other may stop running properly.

An old question re: "file not compatible with this version of Photoshop"

Hi All. I'm a new member of forum with an old question.
Running:
MAC OSX 10.3.9
G5
Dual 1.8 Ghz
1.5 GB DDR SDRAM
Norton Autoprotect
Nortons Firewall
Antivrus 9.0.4
Liveupdate 3.0.3
CS2
MAC is kept clear of clutter and has plenty of space in all areas. Everything is stored on Xternal HD.
In recent weeks I have been receiving the above error message when trying to open existing CS2 layered files.
I have searched forums including these and tried everything which has been suggested: Shut down Nortons. Worked only from HD. No networks. Tried opening with PS 7 in Classic. IR. Illustrator. Graphic Convertor. Changed to .tif, .tiff.
Opening files with CS is one thing I have not tried, I have not been able to find a version of 8 anywhere to buy or download.
I have not had any success recovering layered files, it seems that once a file has corrupted in this way there is little or no chance of recovery.
Having rebuilt many complex files from scratch I am naturally concerned I will have the same trouble with those. To try and avoid problems my latest files are made up of simple CMYK photographic images in multiple layers - no text, no smart layers, no groups.
But a simple file made yesterday gave me same error message today.
So today I have started saving many versions of the same file, an RGB version (so I can possible open in IR), a different name, a version as a tif, a psd, I'm keeping a version on HD which i am working on, and numerous other versions on a LACIE Xternal HD.
Does anyone have any idea at which point in the process the file actually corrupts? Is it during saving or when sitting on HD, or is it during the opening process? Or is while working on the file?
Some discussions suggest that if you are able to actually open a file, a corrupt layer is found and deleted and this resolves the problem.
If there are a number of saved versions of same file, is it likely that they will all be corrupt or might some be ok?
I am considering upgrading to a new, more powerful MAC and a later version of PS. Does the same error crop up on these later versions? Most of the forum discussions go back a couple of years so does that mean some of these issues have been resolved in recent months?
I imagine that it may be the opposite, ie, the more complex the programme becomes and the more virus protection etc we put on our MACS the more likely there will be problems.
A lot of questions (and line spacing!), for which I apologise, but any thoughts or up to date comments would be very welcome.
Thanks
Paul

i havent had nortons running for sometime to try and avoid this ps
problem and although i cant really be sure there dont appear to be have
been any virus problems.
except of course the ps error. which is occurring with or without
nortons turned on. i may uninstall it and see if that helps.
bearing in mind that i am not working over networks do you think this
issue is a ps bug pure and simple or as a result of some combo of other
programme such as nortons affecting ps. in other words would a mac only
running ps still encounter the same errors?

Some questions on File/Print

I have a fairly lengthy SQL Output report to print.
Before I send it to the printer I wanted to make sure it printed out the way I want it to.
So I did a File/Print.
My intention is to send the output to Adobe Acrobat to create a pdf file that I can review.
On the General Tab I set the printer to my Adobe PDF.
In Print Range I selected All.
I left the Page Setup tab unchanged. Portrait orientation and 1" margins.
On the Appearance Tab I clicked Monochrome for Color Appearance.
I put a name in for Job Name.
And I put my name in for User Name.
Here are my questions:
1. I only got 1 page of output. The first page.
2. There is a vertical line down the middle of the page. I believe this represents the vertical line that is
in the SQL Output window in SQL Developer. Can I eliminate that line in my printout?
And also, how can I change the position of those lines in the Editor and the SQL Output panes?
3. I don't see my Job Name or User Name anywhere on the page. Although maybe that information isn't supposed to print here anyway.
4. I think this output is controlled by the 'Printing HTML' settings (but I could be wrong). In Printing HTML I have
Print File Header and Print Date & Time checked on. But I don't see that information on my printout either.
5. Does anyone have a font they like to use for this printing? The default (DialogInput) is a little hard for me to read.
Well, thanks for any help!

Hi,
This is a bug in the product
6784166: PRINT DATA TAB OF TABLE : ENTIRE DATA NOT PRINTED.
A possible workaround may be to export your data to a HTML file and then use your browser to print.
Dermot

Security Question: Shared Files on a Network

Security Question from a Network Newbie
Hi:
I recently returned from a meeting at a large city hotel.While at the meeting, I used the fancy hotel’s hard-wired connection to access the internet. Imagine my surprise when the next morning one of the others peakers mentioned to me, “I see that you were in the hotel; your computer was file shared to everyone in the hotel”!
How can this be? I have never changed default settings toallow this.
Does this mean that anyone in the hotel could have navigated to any file on my computer and accessed it?
How do I prevent this from ever happening again, yet still maintain my ability to access the internet and get work done?
Thank you!
OS 10.6.8

Just have Printer sharing and Bluetooth sharing checked in Sharing.
I really appreciate your advice and realize you have nothing to do with Apple's design process, but why would Apple allow others to see your computer on a network when one has a firewall turned on and "Block all incoming connections" enabled? What good does this serve in an era when everyone is so concerned about security? Why would Apple allow this?
How worried should I be: you say "they could see your System but not necessarily access your files. Probably just the public dropbox." Is it likely that they could just get the public dropbox, or could some nefarious individual figure a way to access other files?
Is there an OEM software product that allows good secuirty on an Apple system, ie no sharing of files/access to one's computer with certainty?
Thanks again for your advice!

Few questions about file sharing using airport

I'm thinking about getting an AirPort Extreme, but I have a few questions:
1- I (must) use Ubuntu Linux at work and I would like to be able to acess my home files hosted at AirPort remotly. Is this possible?
2- Can I access my files on my iPhone using 3G connection (eg: download or stream mp3 files, photos, ...)?
Thanks in advance!
Marcio

Yes.
Yes. Use FileBrowser for iPad.

Unicode question (# in file)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for