Actualy Windows is not restriction for us because our storage is on Linux machine. I've simplified example to windows c: drive. I don't realy understand why XSI limits this if windows can create longer names. Huh. I also noticed if you enable skip rendered frames XSI thinks image exists even if isn't.
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Adam Seeley <adam_see...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Interesting, I thought it still was... I still get Windows throwing the > error up when copying deep folder structures or Unzipping files sometimes. > > Have to have a closer read of your link... > > Adam > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sajjad Amjad <sajjad.am...@gmail.com> > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Sent:* Friday, 30 November 2012, 12:46 > *Subject:* Re: filename length limit > > It's not really a Windows limitation anymore. My guess is that Softimage > isn't converting paths to UNC (internally or accepting the forced UNC path > format i.e. "\\?\d:\32k path"), details: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx#maxpath > > > > > On 30 November 2012 12:20, Alok Gandhi <alok.gandhi2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It should work only thing is it will not show in the PPGs. But I am not > sure. > > On Friday, November 30, 2012, Ales Dlabac wrote: > > Hey guys, > > I would like to know if somebody found solution how to use filename longer > than 260 chars. Filename here is path + filename + frame + extension. > > You can test it yourself if you run this command in VBscript > > SetValue "Passes.Default_Pass.Main.Filename", > "c:\aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbccccccccccddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeffffffffffgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiijjjjjjjjjjkkkkkkkkkkllllllllllmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooppppppppppqqqqqqqqqqrrrrrrrrrrssssssssssttttttttttuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvwwwwwwwwwwxxxxxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyy" > > If you delete one or more chars it starts to work. > > Unfortunately we sometimes run over this length due to folder structure > and I can not think other solution than shortening folder names what is > awkward for me. > > Thank you > > Ales > > > > > -- > > > > >
