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From: Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT SystematicSW DOT Invalid>
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Subject: Re: Long filenames / fopen / exe program / Windows 98
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On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:00:20 -0700 (PDT) in comp.os.msdos.djgpp,
William OConnell <william_peter_oconnell AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I sent a mail message about an attempt to save a file
>using the "fopen" statement in Rhide \ C++ on Windows
>98.  The LFN switch was set with the -y switch.
>
>When the program runs under Rhide, there is no
>problem, the file is created under the correct name,
>even if the name is longer than eight characters.  But
>when the compiled EXE program runs by itself, the same
>attempt cuts off the end of the filename and only
>includes the first eight characters.  Why does this
>happen?  How do I fix this?

You need to set LFN=y in djgpp.env file in your install directory: 
editor %DJGPP% or editor $DJGPP depending on your shell and editor;
search for LFN=, change to +LFN=y, save, exit;
test the program again with a long file name.

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Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis 	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Brian DOT Inglis AT CSi DOT com 	(Brian[dot]Inglis{at}SystematicSW[dot]ab[dot]ca)
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