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Conference jamin::pw95ift

Title:PATHWORKS for Windows 95
Notice:PWW95 1.0A Available -- See notes 3.39 and 8.7
Moderator:JAMIN::SYSTEMROM
Created:Thu Nov 17 1994
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:646
Total number of notes:2900

645.0. "Batch files more than 8 characters not running" by NNTPD::"cachin@mail.dec.com" (Gilles CACHIN) Mon May 26 1997 09:34

Hi,

I need help for this problem :

I save a batch file on a pw-vms area (5.0e eco1) from windows 95 (or dos
prompt)
which has more than 8 characters (morethan8.bat). When i double-click on it 
i receive the following error message : "Bad command or file name". If a
rename
the file (->test.bat), it's ok. I've tried to type its name from the dos
prompt
with and without quote...nothing to do.

Do you have some informations about this problem ???
Thanks,

Gilles CACHIN

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645.1more informations **bug ???**NNTPD::"cachin@mail.dec.com"Gilles CACHINTue May 27 1997 10:0015
Hello,

I've more informations to give you :

From a Windows NT workstation 4.0, this problem doesn't 
occurs. 

I've noted that no alias (8.3) is created for longfile 
name by pathworks on pw file services. On NT file service 
the alias is correctly created.

Does it is a bug of Pathworks ?
Thanks for your help...
Gilles
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645.2SPELNK::curlessTue May 27 1997 14:193
Sounds like a server bug to me
645.3WAGVMSNET::P_NUNEZTue May 27 1997 15:1312
    Gilles,
    
    Don't know if it's related, but I know there are a couple of IPMTs
    against the PATHWORKS server regarding installing new drivers (ie,
    NT print drivers) off the root dir of a share - move the files into a
    subdirectory and the server finds the files w/o problem.
    
    So, if your batch file is in the root dir of the PATHWORKS share, move
    it down to a subdir and see if it works...
    
    Paul
    Paul
645.4i'll escalate this problemNNTPD::"cachin@mail.dec.com"Gilles CACHINWed May 28 1997 08:038
Paul,

Thanks for your help, but nothing to do, always the same problem.
I'll open an IPMT and write a reply with the reference for all
interested people.

Gilles
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