Long file names Limit.

Hi,

We have several problems with long file names limit.

We have a Windows Server 2003 running as file server with a shared folder
where users have their data. Everybody has the bad habit of saving their
files with a very long path that usually exceeds the limit of 255 characters.

As far as I know in Windows server 2003 you have a limit of 255 characters
with the path. Is that true?.

Is there any way to avoid this restriction?. I don't want to create sahred
folders into other ones, that's a very bad habit.

Thanks a lot.

Hello fedaynjorge,

You are correct about the limit. You can choose longer paths/filename and
save them but the theoretical limit is 255.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> We have several problems with long file names limit.
>
> We have a Windows Server 2003 running as file server with a shared
> folder where users have their data. Everybody has the bad habit of
> saving their files with a very long path that usually exceeds the
> limit of 255 characters.
>
> As far as I know in Windows server 2003 you have a limit of 255
> characters with the path. Is that true?.
>
> Is there any way to avoid this restriction?. I don't want to create
> sahred folders into other ones, that's a very bad habit.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>

Hello fedaynjorge,

Sorry forget the last question, no you can not do anything except teach your
users to add the content in the file and not in the filename.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> We have several problems with long file names limit.
>
> We have a Windows Server 2003 running as file server with a shared
> folder where users have their data. Everybody has the bad habit of
> saving their files with a very long path that usually exceeds the
> limit of 255 characters.
>
> As far as I know in Windows server 2003 you have a limit of 255
> characters with the path. Is that true?.
>
> Is there any way to avoid this restriction?. I don't want to create
> sahred folders into other ones, that's a very bad habit.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>

Thanks Meinolf,

I had my last hope on Unicode codification instead UTF.

Users are too organised and make filnames longer than The Great Wall of
Chine, it's incredible.

Regards.

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello fedaynjorge,
>
> Sorry forget the last question, no you can not do anything except teach your
> users to add the content in the file and not in the filename.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have several problems with long file names limit.
> >
> > We have a Windows Server 2003 running as file server with a shared
> > folder where users have their data. Everybody has the bad habit of
> > saving their files with a very long path that usually exceeds the
> > limit of 255 characters.
> >
> > As far as I know in Windows server 2003 you have a limit of 255
> > characters with the path. Is that true?.
> >
> > Is there any way to avoid this restriction?. I don't want to create
> > sahred folders into other ones, that's a very bad habit.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
>
>
>

Hello fedaynjorge,

Yes and if somebody find's a working solution/tool, she/he becomes million's
of dollar :-)

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Thanks Meinolf,
>
> I had my last hope on Unicode codification instead UTF.
>
> Users are too organised and make filnames longer than The Great Wall
> of Chine, it's incredible.
>
> Regards.
>
> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:
>
>> Hello fedaynjorge,
>>
>> Sorry forget the last question, no you can not do anything except
>> teach your users to add the content in the file and not in the
>> filename.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers
>> no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> We have several problems with long file names limit.
>>>
>>> We have a Windows Server 2003 running as file server with a shared
>>> folder where users have their data. Everybody has the bad habit of
>>> saving their files with a very long path that usually exceeds the
>>> limit of 255 characters.
>>>
>>> As far as I know in Windows server 2003 you have a limit of 255
>>> characters with the path. Is that true?.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to avoid this restriction?. I don't want to create
>>> sahred folders into other ones, that's a very bad habit.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>