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Conference orarep::nomahs::odbc_rdb_driver

Title:DEC ODBC Driver
Notice:DEC ODBC Driver V2.0 Now Available
Moderator:SQLSRV::MAVRIS
Created:Tue Dec 29 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1357
Total number of notes:4864

1316.0. "Request for restrictions to be lifted..." by BROKE::BASTINE () Fri Mar 21 1997 16:41

When installing the new ODBC drivers it is known that you must have expanded
the .EXE file in a directory on the PC that is 4 or less characters in length.

I believe this "restriction" was due to the total length a filename can be
on a PC, right?

I have a customer asking if this can change... putting it in a directory
that has to be 4 chars or less is very restrictive in their business... he
would like to request that this restriction be lifted, but I don't believe
it's our restriction... am I correct?

Thanks,
Renee
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1316.1M5::JHAYTERFri Mar 21 1997 18:398
>When installing the new ODBC drivers it is known that you must have expanded
>the .EXE file in a directory on the PC that is 4 or less characters in length.

one from the web??   I just re-did rdbwin95 from directory path
C:\A_ODBC95\RDBWIN95 -d

it unpacked, installed just fine.
1316.2M5::JBALOGHFri Mar 21 1997 18:513
    I think the restriction is 8 not 4... 
    
    John
1316.3He can live with 8BROKE::BASTINEFri Mar 21 1997 23:196
8's better than 4!!  I thought I saw it was 4, but if it is 8, I'm sure the
customer can live with that!

Thanks John!

Renee