>In that case, the 3 blog entries at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bclteam/archive/2007/02/13/long-paths-in-net-part-1-of-3-kim-hamilton.aspx are probably worth a look.

It is certainly quite a challenge for Microsoft to make it easier for us when we have to go over 260 characters. It seems to what I mentioned in my last message. Some of workarounds may apply but at one time or another, it will just not work depending on what kind of manipulation we have to do with the file. BTW, is there any update on that in Windows 8. Can someone confirm if this is still the same limit?