Any reason you can't use VFP's built in MD command?

>I am using the RUN command to make directories from within VFP.
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>I am finding that if I attempt to make a directory with a name longer than 8 characters, that the DOS Shell seems to truncate it to the first 8 chanracters.
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>e.g. RUN MD "C:\ONCEXPORT" results in a file folder called "C:\ONCEXPOR"
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>Is there a way around this?
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>Mike Smith