Re: "file name is too long" message

Hi Kristina,

Take a look at these help docs:

Microsoft Windows users get an error when transferring certain files
from a Mac OS X share point
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301956

How To Use a File Created by an Apple Macintosh in Windows 2000,
Windows NT, or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;147438

On Apr 18, 2006, at 5:26 PM, Ctr. for Health & Public Policy Studies
wrote:

> The MACs that our unit uses are all OS X 10.4.6, but we used to get
> this message on older versions as well.
> The problem arises when we try to download a file off the PC server
> and then upload the file to the same server.
>
> Thanks, Ian
>
> Kristina
>
> At 5:15 PM -0700 4/18/06, Ian Crew wrote:
>> 1) What version of the Mac OS are the Macs you're referring to
>> running?
>>
>> 2) What OS is the other computer (disk? CD? server? something else?)
>> that you're trying to copy from/to running?
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> At 5:05 PM -0700 4/18/06, Ctr. for Health & Public Policy Studies
>> wrote:
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone had a 'work around' for the "file name is
>>> too long" message problem that we often get when we try to copy
>>> stuff from/to MACs.
>>>
>>> Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>>> Thanks!!
>>>
>>> Kristina
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Kristina Staros
> Administrative Analyst
> Center for Health and Public Policy Studies
> School of Public Health
> UC Berkeley
> Tel: 510-643-1675
> Fax: 510-643-2340
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