Re: "file name is too long" message

This seems to be of the Windows PC Server nature. Although, with Win2000
and up, the long file name was supported, it has its limitations. The "8.3"
format still exists here -- that is 8 character filename and 3 character
extension. As well, the rules about illegal characters (The illegal DOS and
Windows file name characters are as follows: ? [ ] / \ = + < > : ; "
, ) still apply, so these cannot be present on the Windows side. I find
I have this problem when I use my USB flash drive (which is by default
formatted for Windows). When I try to copy files to I will sometimes get
your message or a false message that my permissions are correct. For you, a
good test would be to rename a troubled file to an 8 character/3 character
extension format and see if it still has a problem.

Roy

At 05:26 PM 4/18/2006, 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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