2.1.0 - 'prefs_register_directory_preference' returns wrong path?

["FIXED-TERM Scholz Tobias (DC-IA/EAI)" <fixed-term.Tobias.Scholz () boschrexroth de>]

Hello.

In my dissector, a user has to define a network path, in which some text files are saved. Therefore I am using the 
function  'prefs_register_directory_preference( )'  to get the path to a folder.
I also searched for the difference between UNIX and WIN network path names and noticed, that WIN uses the backslashes 
(e.g.: 'D:\Development\...' ) and UNIX the slashes (e.g.: '.../Development/...' ).

Before using Wireshark 2.1.0 everything was fine with this functionality. The path was correctly been given to the 
program, for example for my windows pc 'D:\Development\files' (backslashes). Since I have upgraded my patch up to 
Wireshark 2.1.0, I still use the same function, but in comparison, Wireshark now returns for the same machine 
'D:/Development/files' (slashes).
Even the protocol 'MATE' also uses the preference functionality , to define the path to a special file. But also there, 
the same problem appears.

For explanation:
I am using this path, to find several different files in this folder, which are including important information for my 
dissector. Therefore I add (depending on the operating system)  \<filename> for WIN or /<filename> to open the file and 
to search for the information in it. But getting the path 'D:/Development/files' from Wireshark I'm adding for my 
windows pc \<filename>, which gives me the total path to the file 'D:/Development/files\<filename>'.

Does someone have the same problems and a solution for it or is there anything I forgot due to the new version of 
Wireshark?


T. Scholz

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