Sadly, one cannot make use of paths longer than 256 characters on the Windows platform. :(
You might be able to work around it in specific scenarios, but as you have discovered, there may be other scenarios that might not work and where a solution is out of your control; such as in Maya. What I’ve found is that most applications do not support extended paths and have since given up trying to find a way to work with it proper. As a workaround, you can try: a) Create a junction from a deeply nested path. For example, if your path is c:\long\path\to\file.jpg, then create a junction from c:\long\path to c:\short and you will be able to reach your file at c:\short\to\file.jpg. Or.. b) Share the same point within the directory and map it to a drive letter; such as z:\. But in general, I would avoid ever getting to such lengths if possible. On 7 February 2016 at 09:02, Mahmoodreza Aarabi <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Justin > i had some research on this > yes, it works in creating nested deep folders with python and directory > with any length will create with it, but in windows does not open the end > folder when we use the path. > > and in maya we can't save file more than 260 character but interesting > point is that when i want to open the saved file (saved in the middle of > path) maya crashes :) > > my question here is that based on your experiences, directory structure in > studios is long when an artist want to access to a file with different > department and works? > > thanks > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Justin Israel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I haven't dealt with this problem, but some quick searching turned up a >> kind of "extended" path notation : >> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#maxpath >> >> Something like: >> \\?\D:\path\... >> >> Does this actually work? >> >> Justin >> >> On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 6:57 PM Mahmoodreza Aarabi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello to all >>> >>> I have a problem that probabely you faced with it, in windows when we >>> copy a file from a source and paste it in a long path (i mean a deep path) >>> it does not paste. >>> Or if you have a long path and you want to create a simple text file in >>> it you can just write some words in its name. >>> >>> I had some recearch about it and i find that we just can have a >>> path+filename with maximum 244 character. >>> Now problem is that when we want to open a file in maya that is in the >>> end of a long path that its address is more than 244 characters, maya will >>> crash. >>> >>> There is any way that we can remove this limitation with python? because >>> at the end of R&D i need to implement it with python, and i don't want to >>> be worried about the lenght of the path. >>> >>> Example: >>> >>> D:\path\to\the\project\of\testingPathOfFolders\firstFolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\subfolder3\subfolder4\this\path\is\very\very\long\path\and\it\will\create\problem\for\reading\and\writing\such\maya\files\like\ >>> project_modeling_filename_author_date_test.ma >>> >>> [253] character in this path (just a dummy example) >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/eb7ffc19-616d-48fa-b14d-12327f40bfd6%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/eb7ffc19-616d-48fa-b14d-12327f40bfd6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAPGFgA28K76LYfWFMcS%2B_DFxK_maej_hHh67ck9zhsSrDpYExw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CAPGFgA28K76LYfWFMcS%2B_DFxK_maej_hHh67ck9zhsSrDpYExw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > > > Bests, > madoodia > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CADvbQwKuKnm%2Bewf_R9AT7JSak6QK8o2bVJQ1G%2BHdTd5GWr67Rw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/python_inside_maya/CADvbQwKuKnm%2Bewf_R9AT7JSak6QK8o2bVJQ1G%2BHdTd5GWr67Rw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *Marcus Ottosson* [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Programming for Autodesk Maya" group. 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