From:	"Andrew Crabtree" <andrewc AT rosemail DOT rose DOT hp DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: long filenames not available to DJGPP on NT?
Date:	Thu, 11 Dec 1997 11:58:35 -0800
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Rob Snel wrote in message <348FE7A8 DOT 46F3 AT tpd DOT tno DOT nl>...
>> 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$.
Well, actually, I do know how to get access to the long file names.
Unfortunately, we need
a whole lot more than just access to them.

> Long filename support IS of course included in the WIN32-API, described
>fairly wel
   ^^^^^^^^^
You must be joking.  No Microsoft Product since Dos 3.3 has been document
well.

> l AND accesible from terminal applications.
I think you are referring to 32 bit console applications.  DJGPP does not
fall into this category.

>function table or some other work around hopefully?
I hope to have an alpha ready by January.  I'll post to the group when I
have something workable.

Andy

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