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Article #7604Re: Long File Names under MS-DOS?
From: John R. Levine
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1986 14:12
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1986 14:12
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In article <44600005@datacube> berger@datacube.UUCP writes:
>Is there a way to tell MS-DOS to allow file names that are greater
>than 8 characters long?
No. (That was easy, wasn't it?) The 8+3 name convention is buried deep
within the operating system, and the disk formats are designed around it.
Many system calls also use argument blocks exactly long enough for 8+3 names.
Some versions of Novell networks allow longer Unix-style names on files
stored on the net, but they do that by wrapping their own code around DOS
and reimplementing all of the file I/O calls on their own file system.
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John R. Levine, Javelin Software Corp., Cambridge MA +1 617 494 1400
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The opinions expressed herein are solely those of a 12-year-old hacker
who has broken into my account and not those of any person or organization.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!panda!genrad!decvax!ima!johnl From: johnl@ima.UUCP (John R. Levine) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Long File Names under MS-DOS? Message-ID: <211@ima.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Sep-86 10:12:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ima.211 Posted: Wed Sep 17 10:12:33 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Sep-86 22:04:32 EDT References: <44600005@datacube> Reply-To: johnl@ima.UUCP (John R. Levine) Organization: Javelin Software Corporation Lines: 16 Summary: no such luck