From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: longfilename api ?
Date:	Sun, 02 Mar 1997 19:29:01 -0800
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richard wrote:
> 
> How do I open, close, list, etc. files with long file names?  findfirst, fopen,
> etc. all seem to use the truncated 8.3 name format.  is there a set of library
> functions to do this?  is there a set of interrupt functions to use - if so,
> where do i find details on how to use them?

The DJGPP library functions include all the code necessary to use the
long filename API under Windows 95.  However, you must first tell the
program that you want it to do so.  This is explained quite clearly in
the FAQ (v2/faq210b.zip), but I'll paraphrase:

To make DJGPP programs use long filenames, you can do any of the
following:

 - type "SET LFN=Y" from the DOS prompt
 - Edit 'djgpp.env' and change the LFN setting to "Y"
 - Edit 'djgpp.env' and comment out the LFN setting, thus allowing
programs to choose for themselves.

Look in the FAQ for some caveats when using long filenames.

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