On 11/01/11 04:27, Tony Firshman wrote: > What a pity *true* sub-directories were not possible. That is where DOS > and successors really win. > What a struggle it is copying file systems, and one often hits the > length limit. I've had a rant or two about this myself - http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/blog/2009/05/whats-wrong-with-this-file-system/
> On my BBS I have many obscure directory names for that very reason. > The real snag with the limit is all appears OK on the local system until > one adds a network path! As far as I remember, the IO_OPEN call doesn't take the network and/or device name into consideration, but I'm happy to be wrong. I remember having to fix WinBack to allow a user to make a backup to N2_flp1_ for example. I was originally checking for file name lengths of 36 characters. Cheers, Norman. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
