From: "Mike C" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Long file name support Lines: 33 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Inktomi-Trace: pc5-cbly1-4-cust20.glfd.cable.ntl.com 1061931775 13415 80.6.46.20 (26 Aug 2003 21:02:55 GMT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:26:06 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.1.224.4 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT ntlworld DOT com X-Trace: newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net 1061931814 80.1.224.4 (Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:03:34 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:03:34 BST Organization: ntl News Service To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Folks, I have written a utility that operates on a source file and creates a new target file in the same directory. My OS is Win2K. To use my program, I choose the source file with Disk Explorer, drag it onto the desktop, and drop it onto a link to my DJGPP-compiled program. The program operates and creates a new file with the same path and file name as the source, but with a different extension - only the file name gets shortened from PathName\MyLongFileName.EFT to PathName\MyLong~1.EFT I saw in the FAQ that the environment variable LFN=y must be set, but I have checked that and it is set in DJGPP.ENV I also read the installation notes, and I see that long file name support requires a TSR to be running, but it was not clear to me whether this was only to allow the files of the DJGPP distribution to have long file names, or whether it would give LFN support to programs compiled under DJGPP. If the latter is true, would any other PC that wanted to execute my program also have to be running the TSR? Many thanks, Mike. -- WARNING: My e-mail return address is bogus to confuse the automated spam address gatherers. Mental decryption required: mikabel#ntlworld*com where (# = @) & (* = .)