From: Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: about: DOS FILE NAMES LIMITED TO 8 CHARS
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 13:06:55 CST
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> DJGPP can accept long file names under Win9x (and other OSes that implement
> the Win9x LFN API). I don't think it can under WinNT, unless thay've added
> the LFN API to the DOS BOX in later versions of WinNT.

ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2misc/ntlfn08b.zip 

can be used to provide LFN API services to the DOS box.  Windows 2000
and Windows XP are the "later" versions of WinNT and they provide the
LFN API (with a few bugs).  You can also run the LFN TSR above under
Windows 2000 and XP.

There are also LFN API TSRs available for DOS - but I haven't used any
of them enough to make a recommendation.