Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/12/19/02:31:22
On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Jon Hamkins wrote:
> usual 8.3 format. The DJGPP FAQ has the following to say about it:
>
> > Note that the long filename API for DOS box is not supported by
> > current versions of Win/NT, so you cannot have long filenames there.
>
> I can definitely see long filenames in the DOS box; it's just that my
> C programs do not work with the long names. Is this a correct
> assessment?
The FAQ says that NT DOS box doesn't support the long filename *API*, not
the long filenames themselves. DJGPP uses special functions of Int 21h
to support long filenames, and NT doesn't support these functions.
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