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Re: Need help - VFSFileOpen

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From: Baxter
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:46
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Nevermind - after beating my head against it for two days, I find that the
problem was a typo in constructing the pathname  (well, not exactly a typo -
but close enough).


"Baxter" <lbax01.spaminator@baxcode.com> wrote in message
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> According to the documentation and the sample code I've reviewed,
> VFSFileOpen() requires the full path to the files on the external Memory
> Card.  The documentation recommends that you store your data in a
directory
> hierarchy as follows:
>  /Palm/Programs/<myApp>/<filename>
> with possible further subdirectories.
>
> The problem I've run into is that the full path required by VFSFileOpen
> *appears* to be limited to 32 characters - hardly conducive to long
> filenames and/or extended subdirectories when you allow for the
> "/Palm/Programs/<myApp>/".  I've found nothing in the documentation about
> this limit.
>
> Is there indeed a 32-char limit?  Or am I missing a step in opening the
> file?
>
> --
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> Free software  - Baxter Codeworks  www.baxcode.com
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>
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From: "Baxter" <lbax01.spaminator@baxcode.com>
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Subject: Re: Need help - VFSFileOpen
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:46:14 -0700
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