Dilwyn writes:

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> OPEN#3,TCP_(very long URL name) or whatever the syntax will be - i.e.
> will any QL name length restrictions apply? I always thought that a
> non-directory device was not subject to the same name length
> limitation as a filename, or is any name qualifier on a non-directory
> device subject to same limitations as a filename?

As far as the QL-side of things is concerned, non-directory devices should
be able to cope with strings up to approx 32k characters, possibly even as a
device name, although convention dictates that the device name itself should
be short. (I think HISTORY is the longest current device name). The rest of
the string would be seen as a parameter by the driver to be interpreted any
which way the driver author likes - so there should not be any problems
there for a while yet ;)

Per

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