From: "Al Bundy" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Long directory path Lines: 16 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.5600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Message-ID: Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 09:35:51 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.46.27.76 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT chello DOT nl X-Trace: nlnews00.chello.com 957087351 213.46.27.76 (Sun, 30 Apr 2000 08:35:51 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 08:35:51 GMT Organization: chello broadband To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com I tried to restore a backuptape with CPBackup for DOS. All went well, until there was a directory which was to deep. Probably more than 80 characters. The backup program was unable to create that directory. The backup program itself has no trouble with long file pathes because the same program backed it up on tape, so it must be DOS related. I tried to make a directory manually with md, but it didn't work either. So it must be DOS that is causing the problem. The long directory is created by Windows 9x. Probably because of VFAT. How do I get past this barrier using native DOS? The tape is OK. Please help. Thanks in advance. Al