Re: "file name is too long" message

Thanks, Roy.
Our problem is that for one of our projects we have to log onto a
website and check out files, make corrections and then upload the
files for all to see. So the downloading goes well, and then when we
try to save and upload, that is when we get the message about the
length of the name. If we try to change the name to a shorter
version, then the server does not recognize the file and creates a
new file on the website. And that is obviously a problem.

Aaron Roberts sent some links, but I haven't had time to look at those yet.
Thanks again for your thoughts.

Kristina

At 1:20 PM -0700 4/19/06, Roy A. Baril wrote:
>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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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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