DOCUMENT:Q106002  12-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Err Msg: File Manager Cannot Create Directory
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:BUGLIST3.10

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to create a directory or subdirectory in File Manager whose
total path from the root, including backslashes (\), will be longer
that 245 characters, you will receive the following error message:
 
   File Manager cannot create directory. The filename or extension is 
   too long.
 
You will not be able create the directory.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows
NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: filsys

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