What a shame that UNC trick doesn't work with XSI
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Luc-Eric Rousseau <[email protected]>wrote: > it's the Windows API that usually has a 260 char limit, unless you > specially code your app to use long paths (there is a weird UNC trick) > It's not a limit of NTFS or the network backend, but of most of the APIs. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx > > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Ales Dlabac <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Actualy Windows is not restriction for us because our storage is on Linux >> machine. I've simplified example to windows c: drive. I don't realy >> understand why XSI limits this if windows can create longer names. Huh. I >> also noticed if you enable skip rendered frames XSI thinks image exists >> even if isn't. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Adam Seeley <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Interesting, I thought it still was... I still get Windows throwing the >>> error up when copying deep folder structures or Unzipping files sometimes. >>> >>> Have to have a closer read of your link... >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Sajjad Amjad <[email protected]> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Sent:* Friday, 30 November 2012, 12:46 >>> *Subject:* Re: filename length limit >>> >>> It's not really a Windows limitation anymore. My guess is that Softimage >>> isn't converting paths to UNC (internally or accepting the forced UNC path >>> format i.e. "\\?\d:\32k path"), details: >>> >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx#maxpath >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 30 November 2012 12:20, Alok Gandhi <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>> >>> It should work only thing is it will not show in the PPGs. But I am not >>> sure. >>> >>> On Friday, November 30, 2012, Ales Dlabac wrote: >>> >>> Hey guys, >>> >>> I would like to know if somebody found solution how to use filename >>> longer than 260 chars. Filename here is path + filename + frame + extension. >>> >>> You can test it yourself if you run this command in VBscript >>> >>> SetValue "Passes.Default_Pass.Main.Filename", >>> "c:\aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbccccccccccddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeffffffffffgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiijjjjjjjjjjkkkkkkkkkkllllllllllmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooppppppppppqqqqqqqqqqrrrrrrrrrrssssssssssttttttttttuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvwwwwwwwwwwxxxxxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyy" >>> >>> If you delete one or more chars it starts to work. >>> >>> Unfortunately we sometimes run over this length due to folder structure >>> and I can not think other solution than shortening folder names what is >>> awkward for me. >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> Ales >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
