Subj:  LFNSNOW: V1.2fa Long File Names
Date:  May 3, 1996
From:  User126677

File:  LFNSNOW.ZIP (297302 bytes)
DL time (28800 baud): < 2 minutes
Download count: 136

AUTHOR:    Smartt Software Corp
NEEDS:     An UnZIPing Program & Windows 95

Keywords:  Smartt Software, Win, 95, File Extensions, 31 Apps
Type:      Shareware

LFNsNow! 1.2f: Allows the use of long filenames with most Windows 3.x
programs running under Windows 95 including Microsoft Word 6, Microsoft Excel
5, Word Perfect, etc. 

Features: configurable, fast, easy to use, run at Windows startup, display as
icon on the Task Bar, Explore and right-mouse context menus from Open/Save As
dialogs, easy to install/uninstall.

One of the best features of Windows 95 is the use of long filenames to
provide meaningful descriptions of files.  Unfortunately, long filenames are
only available in programs written specifically for Windows 95 or NT.  This
means that most (if not all) Windows 3.x programs are still limited to DOS
8.3 filenames.  Even under Windows 95 you'll still have to use DOS filenames
with your Windows 3.x applications to describe your files.

To make matters worse, if you create long directory and filenames under
Windows 95, your Windows 3.x programs will use the DOS form of the filenames.
For example, the file "c:\Program Files\Word Processor\Document Files\4th
quarter 1994 results.doc" might look like:
"c:\progra~1\wordpr~1\docume~6\4thqua~4.doc" to a Windows 3.x program.  And
your Windows 3.x programs will not be able to create files with long names.

LFNsNow!, which is short for "Long File Names Now!," overcomes these problems
by providing support for long filenames in nearly all Windows 3.x programs.

The long file names are Windows 95 standard, so files created using LFNsNow!
can be opened by native Windows 95 programs using the long filenames, and
files created by Windows 95 programs can be opened using the long filenames
in Windows 3.x programs supported by LFNsNow!

Please note that an uninstall utility, UNINSTAL.EXE, is included within the
program archive for removal of this software, if desired.

Note: To install, decompress the archive into an empty directory and run the
included SETUP.EXE.

Documentation: README.TXT plus Online Help

Previous Download Count: 2809