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SUMMARYThere are two operations where Windows, not FoxPro, limits the length of filenames (including the full path) to 31 characters:
FINDING FOXFONT IN THE FOXPRO HOME DIRECTORYTo find FoxFont, the FoxPro home (program) directory (the directory where FOXPROW.EXE is located) is searched for a file called FOXFONT.FON (or FOXFONT.850, FOXFONT.852, and so on, depending on the current code page). If the full name of that file is longer than 31 characters, FoxFont cannot be found or loaded. For example, C:\MYAPPS\MICROSOFT\FOXPROW\FOXFONT.FON is too long. This can be a particular problem on a network where the drive name can be translated to the full name, for example, F: becomes \\MYSHARE\FOXPRO, further compounding the name-length limitation. OUTPUTTING A REPORT TO A FILEWhen FoxPro is outputting reports to a file (graphics mode reports only), Windows limits the length of the output filename to 31 characters. For example, the following command is too long for Windows: Keywords : kbGrpFox FxprgIntl Version : WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbinfo |
Last Reviewed: April 16, 1999 |