At 9:55 PM -0700 4/30/06, Jay Ruuska wrote:
Interestingly, today I found several references to long file name support in
Mac OS as far back as System 8.1. Here's a good example:
From <http://www.merzwaren.com/style/details.html>:
Mac OS Extended Format (aka HFS+) volumes, available since Mac OS 8.1, are
capable of storing long file names (up to 255 characters). While the classic
Finder and Mac OS have very limited support for this feature, long
file names
can be easily entered in Mac OS X.
If you browse a volume used by Mac OS X with the classic Finder, chances are
you'll see names like "StuffIt for Mac OS X R#33E8.rtf". This is
not the real
name: it's a shortened name fabricated by the System for compatibility with
applications (like the classic Finder) that don't support long names. The
strange-looking embedded ID ("#33E8") allows the system to retrieve the real
name when needed. If you open such a file with Style, the unabridged name
(e.g., "StuffIt for Mac OS X Read Me.rtf") will appear in the window title.
In addition, there are at least two applications that run under OS 9 that
allow you to view and edit file names up to 255 characters:
- Long Info CMM 1.0 by Norbert Doerner
- Kilometre 1.0 by CAlejandro Castro
I must say that it did not occur to me that the system would permit storage
of files with long file names but that the Finder itself would not display
them in full. I don't really need to view the files with the OS 9 Finder, so
this appears to NOT be a show-stopper after all.
Except that AppleShare (and that includes Personal fileSharing)
doesn't seem to support long file names.
--
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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