Subj : Re: BC++5.02 16bits application and folders
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket>
Date : Fri Feb 27 2004 12:43 pm

No.

The 16 bit file system does not support base file or directory names greater
than 8 characters or file extensions greater than 3 characters.  This 8.3
limitation is the same for all versions of MSDOS and for 16 bit Windows.

..  Ed

> Dridri wrote in message
> news:403f79bd@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> I have to modify a project devellopped with borland c++
> 5.02 in 16 bits and unfortunately not in 32.
>
> I use the mkdir command to create folder.
> My problem is that my folder name must be <= to 8 char.
> If more than 8, the folder name is truncated to 8 char.
>
> It must be cause by the 16bit format.
>
> Is there a solution to create folder name greater than 8 char.

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