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- From: als@bohra.cpg.oz.au (Anthony Shipman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Summary: HP9000/400 and long file names
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.115229.5326@bohra.cpg.oz.au>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 11:52:29 GMT
- References: <1992Jul21.065022.29379@bohra.cpg.oz.au>
- Organization: Computer Power Software
- Lines: 88
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- Thanks for the info.
-
- In answer to:
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- > By default it installed with 14 char file name limits. It tells us we
- > can easily convert to long file names afterwards. Then the sys admin tool
- > warns us that this may break some programs!
- >
- > What may break?
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- From: amf@amfent.gwinnett.com (Andy Feibus)
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 11:31:51 EDT
-
- What may break are programs that assume you are not going to have file
- names longer than 14 characters. For example, if <app> is only able to
- import files with names <= 14 chars, it'll have a problem with something
- longer. Also, programs that assume that file names are truncated at the
- 14th character (which is against what standards say) may have a problem.
-
- In general, unless the software is incredibly old, you won't have any
- problem.
-
- P.S.: Of course, backup your system before attempting it, just in
- case something dumb (like a power failure) happens while you're doing
- the conversion.
-
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- From: mjo@ef2007.efhd.ford.com (Mike O'Connor)
- Subject: Re: HP9000/400 and long file names
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 17:32:21 EDT
- Organization: International Affairs, Overseas Engineering, "Fordz"
- Reply-To: Mike O'Connor <mjo@fmsrl7.srl.ford.com>
-
- There are a very few system utilities that may break in very obscure
- circumstances (since they're forced to support both 14-character and
- 254-character filename limits), and there are a few third-party
- applications (WordPerfect comes to mind) that have had problems with
- filenames being >14 characters. It's quite safe to make the switch,
- however, using convertfs().
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- From: erik@archimedes.nwc.navy.mil (Erik van bronkhorst)
- Subject: Re: HP9000/400 and long file names
- Organization: Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA
-
-
- I had no problems converting mine. It IS a one-way one-time proposition
- however. The reason for the warning is "disclaimer". My advice is
- ARCHIVE BACKUP FIRST!
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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 09:39:18 -0700
- From: M. Obejas <mobej@thaad-1s.hac.com>
- Subject: Re: HP9000/400 and long file names
-
- Absolutely, positively don't use SAM to convert; use /etc/convertfs instead.
- Use of SAM to convert will corrupt your disk. It's reported.
-
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- From: Ed Moore <edmoore@hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com>
- Subject: HP9000/400 and long file names
- To: als@bohra.cpg.oz.au
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 10:49:24 PDT
-
-
- Beware if you are running the HP ME CAD software ME10 or ME30. They have
- accomodated long filenames for four years, but they can get into trouble
- CHANGING from 14-char filenames to long filenames. This results from a
- method used by ME10/30 to actually provide 40-char filenames on 14-char
- systems. There is no problem unless drawings created and named with the
- ME10/30-specific method are used on a long filename system.
-
- I left that division of HP a few weeks ago and used to support ME10, but
- this is my own opinion and not HP's.
-
- --
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