I'd guess that as with so many things on PCs, it's for historical reasons - dating back before LFN support to the DOS '8.3' filename restriction. There's probably a compatibility issue with earlier versions of Windows as well.
I've never seen any extensions over 3 characters - does Windows now support this? Regards Andy Gulliver > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Ingram [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 28 January 2002 20:47 > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Schematics no longer recognized. > > > As an aside... > > Why don't companies use longer file extensions in an attempt to minimise > collisions? .sch has always been a pain, .schematic would be much more > reliable. Admittedly this is diminished with the database file. > > > > Cheers > > Don Ingram > Leading Edge Design > +61 7 4954 6074 > +61 7 4954 6222 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
