From:	Rob Snel <snel AT tpd DOT tno DOT nl>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: long filenames not available to DJGPP on NT?
Date:	Thu, 11 Dec 1997 14:16:24 +0100
Organization:	Delft University of Technology
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> DJGPP does not support LFN under WindowsNT, because WindowsNT does not
> provide an LFN API to DOS programs like Windows '95 does. We simply do
> not know how to get access to these long file names. Unless someone is
> going to find this out, it will remain impossible. Bloody M$.

Thanks for the answer, but it is not completely satisfying me.
LFN is not implemented the oldway: MSDOS software interrupt but...
Long filename support IS of course included in the WIN32-API, described
fairly well AND accesible from terminal applications. Perhaps this API 
is not applied in DJGPP as yet, but maybe someone implemented a 
function table or some other work around hopefully?
Rob

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