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DOCUMENT:Q104077 16-SEP-1993 [W_NT]
TITLE :16-Bit Applications May Not be Able to Use Long Filenames
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:
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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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SUMMARY
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When you are running 16-bit Windows or MS-DOS applications under
Windows NT, you may receive various error messages when trying to save
a file to an NTFS partition using a long filename. 16-bit applications
are not designed to use filenames greater than the 8.3 characters that
MS-DOS allows. Some 16-bit applications may allow you to save long
filenames, some may give incorrect or misleading error messages and
still save the file as an 8.3-character filename.
It may be possible to use a long filename with a 16-bit application if
you save the file as an 8.3-character MS-DOS filename and then rename
it with File Manager. However, some applications, such as Write, will
rename the file back to 8.3 characters when it is saved.
MORE INFORMATION
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For example, if you try to save a long filename in Word for Windows,
you will receive the following error message:
This is Not a Valid Filename.
Word for Windows will not let you save the file unless an MS-DOS 8.3
filename is used.
In Write, if you try to save a file as THISFILEHASALONGFILENAME.WRI to
an NTFS partition, you will receive the following error message:
x:\THISFILEHASALONGFILENAME.WRI
Cannot Find This File.
Either Something Has Happened to the Network or Possibly the File
Has Been Renamed or Moved. Do You Want to Try Again?
Once this error message appears, it is not possible to save further
work in Write. However, Write will save the file as an 8.3 filename
with a .WRI extension and the first 8 characters of the name, and once
you exit Write, it is possible to open the 8.3 file.
With the MS-DOS editor (EDIT.COM), if you save a file with a filename
greater than 8.3 characters, Edit will take the first 11 characters of
the supplied name and use it for the 8.3 filename.
Additional reference words: 3.10 W_NTAS
KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: 16ap mdos filsys
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.