I suspect that there are various similar restrictions in length for other DOS-type commands as well.
For instance, I've had problems with the path length when using the R:Base COPY command to move files. I thought that the limit that I discovered was about 80 characters but it was a while ago and my memory is that much older now. As a rule of thumb, if you're having problems using DOS-type commands I would suggest that you try and remember the original DOS O/S restrictions and apply something less than those to what you're trying to do in R:Base. Regards, Alastair. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Vincent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 8:14 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: RBwtime.exe crash when printing to G85 > Marc, > > I experienced a similiar problem with printing out of Rbase and found it to > be related to the path_name > length for the printer. > > If the default printer for this computer is set to a > networked printer, make certain the printer's full path > and name does not exceed 50 characters. > > You can type PRNSETUP at the R> prompt or check > the printers name in control panel. > > I have confirmed this anomoly existed in several of the > 6.5++ for Win revisions. >
