re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 11:09 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by KS (1 messages posted) http://blogs.msdn.com/kshankar/archive/2008/04/07/working-with-files-having-very-long-names-deep-path-and-long-names.aspx might be of help. On Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 11:05 am, gewg_ wrote: >|Yes it is a "feature" of the operating system. >| John >| >For an Iomega Zip disk, this would be true. > >For a CD/DVD, it is QUITE WRONG. >cache >of http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/jolspec.html >+ISO.9660.Restrictions+up-to-128-bytes+64.unicode.characters > > >|Normally it is a combination of depth of directories in use >| >With a FAT32 original, >you can exceed the CD/DVD limits with just a filename in the root directory. > >|and I have found you can convince the system to accept long names by using SUBST. >| >Again: >For *MAGNETIC* media that uses FAT/FAT32 [1] > >NOT for something that uses a ISO 9660 variant >--and your burning software will determine which of those you can use. > > >As has already been pointed out in this thread, >to retain directory structures with long names >while *transporting* copies of structured disk content on optical media, >compress the content with a zip utility. > > >If you are going to respond to 5 year old threads, >http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/post?1038024842 >at least get all your facts correct. > > >[1] ...with caveats: >cache >of http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/subst.html Written in response to: re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (gewg_: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 11:05 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Henry: Fri, Nov 22, 2002, 8:14 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Gary: Fri, Nov 22, 2002, 9:40 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Henry: Fri, Nov 22, 2002, 11:12 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (L. H. LOO: Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 6:19 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Bob Harris: Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 7:38 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Kenny Leong: Wed, May 12, 2004, 10:26 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Moskaluk: Sun, Jun 29, 2008, 4:27 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Paul D: Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 7:52 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Kenny Leong: Wed, May 12, 2004, 10:16 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Lance Hill: Fri, Oct 1, 2004, 7:41 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (William Ashley: Sat, Apr 9, 2005, 7:12 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Lance: Mon, Apr 11, 2005, 2:31 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Kenny Leong: Wed, Jul 27, 2005, 2:20 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Ralph Maddox: Mon, Feb 13, 2006, 3:43 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (John: Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 1:19 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (gewg_: Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 11:05 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (KS: Sun, Apr 6, 2008, 11:09 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum