I'm not a ProDOS expert (I know DOS 3.3 inside and out), but I don't remember there being a limit on files in a sub-directory. Sounds like a Copy ][+ limitation to me.
> From: "Howard R. Katz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Apple2list <apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> > Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:01:54 -0600 (CST) > To: Apple2list <apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> > Subject: ProDOS limits > > Someone refresh my memory: > > How many files can there be in a subdirectory? > > I've been working with a gentleman who runs his business on a GS, using a > program that he wrote in AppleSoft. He has an inventory subdirectory that > contains a single file for every raw material item he uses--331. He can > manually put the items in there, but Copy ][+ only wants to copy over to a > different volume (for backup purposes, and us putting his material on a > CFFA that he bought) 250--then it stops. I know there was a limit of 55 > files for the root directory, but I thought there wasn't a limit in a > subdirectory? And even if there was--say that magic 255 number, why would > it stop at 250? (Even this is suspect since he had 331 in there before, > and does again, after entering the info in by hand over the weekend. He > just can't copy it all over.) > > -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
