From:	"Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <cp1v45 AT americasm01 DOT nt DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Long file names directory with DJGPP
Date:	Tue, 13 Jul 1999 10:22:27 -0400
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Javier Reyes wrote:

> Does anyone know how to make a directory list with long names ?.
> I have tried it and it works if I run the program on a DOS window under
> Windows 95 but if I run the same program under DOS the file names
> come up in the usual 8 characters plus extension way. Is there any
> walkaround to this problem ?

No.  DJGPP makes calls to Win9x to get long filename information, if Win9x
isn't running, there's no easy way to get the information.  Of course, it
is possible to write your own disk reading routines that would get the
long-filename information even in DOS (Norton Utilities does it), but
that's no trivial task.

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     -Rolf Campbell (39)3-6318

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