If I am not mistaken NT allows long names, even at the command prompt.
The only problem comes when the name contains spaces on it. In those cases
it is better to enclose the whole path in quotes:
CD "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office"
CD seems to understand path names even without quotes, but programs such as
the java interpreter need the quotes.
Moreover, NT filesystem is case insensitive, but the Java is not, so be
careful with that too.
Rodrigo Chandia
Software Engineer
NetLink Transaction Services
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> From: Nicholas Schuetz [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 10:39 AM
> To: Tom M
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> Subject: Re: [OCF] Re: On you marks get set.......
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> Well let me refrase that statement. I meant that you
> can't cd into a directory with longer than 6 chars
> from the command prompt in WinNT 4 unless you, after
> the 6 chars, use a ~1. So if from the command prompt
> you try to cd Program Files it returns a invalid
> parameters error, on the other hand if you type cd
> Progra~1 it works. Thus, I had to use that convention
> in order for my javax.comm.properties file to work
> correctly.
>
> Nick
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> --- Tom M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > I'm sorry... are you saying that Windows NT 4 does
> > not allow you to make a
> > directory name longer than 6 characters? How about
> > "Program Files"? "My
> > Documents"? What are you talking about?
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> > > Can someone lead me in the right direction?
> > Windows NT
> > > 4 does not except dir names longer that 6 chars so
> > I
> > > have modified the OC properties file to suit this
> > > convention. Now I am faced w/ this error and I
> > cannnot
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